This is a list of works by writer Vladimir Nabokov.

Fiction

Novels and novellas

Novels and novellas written in Russian

* (1926) ''Mashen'ka'' (Машенька); English translation: '' Mary'' (1970) * (1928) ''Korol', dama, valet'' (Король, дама, валет); English translation: ''

King, Queen, Knave ''King, Queen, Knave'' was the second novel written by Vladimir Nabokov (under his pen name V. Sirin) while living in Berlin and sojourning at resorts in the Baltic. Written in the years 1927–8, it was published as ''Король, дама, � ...

'' (1968) * (1930) ''Zashchita Luzhina'' (Защита Лужина); English translation: ''The Luzhin Defense'' or '' The Defense'' (1964) (also adapted to film, ''

The Luzhin Defence ''The Luzhin Defence'' is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring John Turturro and Emily Watson. The film centres on a mentally tormented chess grandmaster and the young woman he meets while competing at a world-class ...

'', in 2000) * (1930) ''Sogliadatay'' (Соглядатай (The Voyeur)), novella; first publication as a book 1938; English translation: '' The Eye'' (1965) * (1932) ''Podvig'' (Подвиг (Heroic Deed)); English translation: '' Glory'' (1971) * (1933) ''Kamera Obskura'' (Камера Обскура); English translations: ''Camera Obscura'' (1936), '' Laughter in the Dark'' (1938) * (1934) ''Otchayanie'' (Отчаяние); English translation: '' Despair'' (1937, 1965) * (1936) ''Priglashenie na kazn (Приглашение на казнь (Invitation to an execution)); English translation: '' Invitation to a Beheading'' (1959) * (1938) ''Dar'' (Дар); English translation: '' The Gift'' (1963) * (Unpublished novella, written in 1939) ''Volshebnik'' (Волшебник); English translation: ''

The Enchanter ''The Enchanter'' is a novella written by Vladimir Nabokov in Paris in 1939. As ''Волшебник (Volshebnik)'' it was his last work of fiction written in Russian. Nabokov never published it during his lifetime. After his death, his son Dmi ...

'' (1985)

Novels written in English

* (1941) ''

The Real Life of Sebastian Knight ''The Real Life of Sebastian Knight'' is the first English language novel by Vladimir Nabokov, written from late 1938 to early 1939 in Paris and first published in 1941. A work centred on language and its inability to convey any satisfactory def ...

'' * (1947) '' Bend Sinister'' * (1955) ''

Lolita ''Lolita'' is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert Humber ...

'', self-translated into Russian (1965) * (1957) ''

Pnin ''Pnin'' () is Vladimir Nabokov's 13th novel and his fourth written in English; it was published in 1957. The success of ''Pnin'' in the United States launched Nabokov's career into literary prominence. Its eponymous protagonist, Timofey Pavlovi ...

'' * (1962) '' Pale Fire'' * (1969) '' Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle'' * (1972) '' Transparent Things'' * (1974) ''

Look at the Harlequins! ''Look at the Harlequins!'' is a novel written by Vladimir Nabokov, first published in 1974. The work was Nabokov's final published novel before his death in 1977. Plot summary ''Look at the Harlequins!'' is a fictional autobiography narrated ...

'' * (2009) ''

The Original of Laura ''The Original of Laura'' is an incomplete novel by Vladimir Nabokov, which he was writing at the time of his death in 1977. It was published by Nabokov's son Dmitri Nabokov in 2009, despite the author's request that the work be destroyed upon his ...

'' (fragmentary, written during the mid-1970s and published posthumously)

Short story collections

* (1930) ''Vozvrashchenie Chorba'' ("The Return of Chorb"). Fifteen short stories and twenty-four poems, in Russian, by "V. Sirin". * (1938) ''Sogliadatai'' ("The Eye"). Thirteen short stories, in Russian, by "V. Sirin". * (1947) '' Nine Stories'' * (1956) ''Vesna v Fial'te i drugie rasskazy'' ("

Spring in Fialta and other stories ''Spring in Fialta and other stories'' (Весна в Фиальте и другие рассказы; "Vesna v Fialʹte i drugie rasskazy") is a collection of short stories by the Russian author Vladimir Nabokov. The collection contains 14 short s ...

") * (1958) '' Nabokov's Dozen: A Collection of Thirteen Stories'' (Also reprinted as ''Spring in Fialta'' and ''First Love and Other Stories''.) * (1966) ''

Nabokov's Quartet ''Nabokov's Quartet'' is a collection of four of Vladimir Nabokov's short stories. The collection was first published by Phaedra, New York in 1966. It contains the following short stories: * " An Affair of Honor" * "Lik" * "The Vane Sisters" * ...

'' * (1968) ''

Nabokov's Congeries ''Nabokov's Congeries'' was a collection of work by Vladimir Nabokov published in 1968 and reprinted in 1971 as ''The Portable Nabokov''. Because Nabokov supervised its production less than a decade before he died, it is useful in attempting to id ...

''; reprinted as ''The Portable Nabokov'' (1971) * (1973) ''

A Russian Beauty and Other Stories ''A Russian Beauty and Other Stories'' is a collection of thirteen short stories by Russian author Vladimir Nabokov. The short stories in this collection were originally written in Russian between 1927 and 1940 under the pseudonym Vladimir Sirin ...

'' * (1975) '' Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories'' * (1976) ''

Details of a Sunset and Other Stories ''Details of a Sunset and Other Stories'' is a collection of thirteen short stories by Vladimir Nabokov. All were written in Russian by Nabokov between 1924 and 1935 as an expatriate in Berlin, Paris, and Riga and published individually in the é ...

'' * (1995) ''

The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov ''The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov'' (in some British editions, ''The Collected Stories'') is a posthumous collection of every known short story that Vladimir Nabokov ever wrote, with the exception of "The Enchanter". In the current printing of this ...

'' (alternative title ''The Collected Stories'') -- complete collection of all short stories

Short stories

* (c. 1921) " Natasha". ''The New Yorker'', June 9 & 16, 2008 (incorporated into the 17th and later printings of the paperback edition of

) * (1923-01-07) " The Word". ''The New Yorker'', December 26, 2005 (incorporated into the 15th and later printings of the paperback edition of

) * (1926, Summer) "The Man Stopped". ''Harper's Magazine'', March 1, 2015 * (1948) "Colette". ''The New Yorker'', July 31, 1948 * (1955) "Pnin gives a party". ''The New Yorker'', November 12, 1955Reprinted:

Drama

* (1924) '' The Tragedy of Mister Morn'' (2012): English translation of a Russian-language play written 1923–24, publicly read 1924, published in a journal 1997, independently published 2008 * (1938) ''Izobretenie Val'sa'' (''

The Waltz Invention ''The Waltz Invention'' is a tragicomedy in three acts written by Vladimir Nabokov in Russian as ''Izobretenie Val'sa'' in 1938. It was first published in ''Russkie Zapiski'' in Paris in the same year. Nabokov translated it at that time into En ...

''); English translation ''The Waltz Invention: A Play in Three Acts'' (1966) * (1974) '' Lolita: A Screenplay'' (Despite the credits given in the earlier film version, this was not used.) * (1984) '' The Man from the USSR and Other Plays''

Poetry

* (1916) ''Stikhi'' ("Poems"). Sixty-eight poems in Russian. * (1918) ''Al'manakh: Dva Puti'' (An Almanac: Two Paths"). Twelve poems by Nabokov and eight by Andrei Balashov, in Russian. * (1922) ''Grozd'' ("The Cluster"). Thirty-six poems in Russian, by "V. Sirin". * (1923) ''Gornii Put ("The Empyrean Path"). One hundred and twenty-eight poems in Russian, by "Vl. Sirin". * (1929) ''Vozvrashchenie Chorba'' ("The Return of Chorb"). Fifteen short stories and twenty-four poems, in Russian, by "V. Sirin". * (1952) ''Stikhotvoreniia 1929–1951'' ("Poems 1929–1951") Fifteen poems in Russian. * (1959) '' Poems''. The contents were later incorporated within ''Poems and Problems''. * (1969) ''

Poems and Problems ''Poems and Problems'' () is a book by Vladimir Nabokov published in 1969. It consists of 39 poems originally written in Russian and translated by Nabokov, 14 poems written in English, and 18 chess problems. One of the 39 poems originally written ...

'' (a collection of poetry and chess problems). The contents were later incorporated within ''Selected Poems''. * (1979) ''Stikhi'' ("Poems"). Two hundred and twenty-two poems in Russian. * (2012) ''Selected Poems''

Translations

From French into Russian

* (1922) ''Nikolka Persik'' Translation of Romain Rolland's novel '' Colas Breugnon''.

From English into Russian

* (1923) '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (as ''Аня в стране чудес'')

From Russian into English

* (1944) ''Three Russian Poets: Selections from Pushkin, Lermontov, and

Tyutchev Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev ( rus, Фёдор Ива́нович Тю́тчев, r=Fyódor Ivánovič Tyútčev, links=1, p=ˈfʲɵdər ɪˈvanəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈtʲʉt͡ɕːɪf; Pre-Reform orthography: ; – ) was a Russian poet and diplomat. ...

''. Expanded British edition: ''Pushkin, Lermontov, Tyutchev: Poems'' (1947) * (1958) '' A Hero of Our Time'', by Mikhail Lermontov. (Collaboration with his son Dmitri.) * (1960) ''

The Song of Igor's Campaign ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign'' ( orv, Слово о пълкѹ Игоревѣ, translit=Slovo o pŭlku Igorevě) is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language. The title is occasionally translated as ''The Tale of the Campai ...

: An Epic of the Twelfth Century'' * (1964) '' Eugene Onegin'', by

Aleksandr Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

, in prose. Includes "

Notes on Prosody The book ''Notes on Prosody'' by polyglot author Vladimir Nabokov compares differences in iambic verse in the English and Russian languages, and highlights the effect of relative word length in the two languages on rhythm. Nabokov also proposes ...

". Revised edition (1975). * (2008) '' Verses and Versions: Three Centuries of Russian Poetry'' (edited by

Brian Boyd Brian David Boyd (born 30 July 1952) is a professor of literature known primarily as an expert on the life and works of author Vladimir Nabokov and on Literary Darwinism, literature and evolution. He is a University Distinguished Professor in ...

and Stanislav Shvabrin), includes materials previously published in ''Three Russian Poets'' (1945) and ''Pushkin, Lermontov, Tyutchev'' (1947) as well as unpublished materials.

Nonfiction

Criticism

* (1944) ''Nikolai Gogol'' * (1963) ''

'' (Later appeared within ''Eugene Onegin''.) * (1980) ''Lectures on Literature'' * (1980) ''Lectures on

Ulysses Ulysses is one form of the Roman name for Odysseus, a hero in ancient Greek literature. Ulysses may also refer to: People * Ulysses (given name), including a list of people with this name Places in the United States * Ulysses, Kansas * Ulysse ...

''. Facsimiles of Nabokov's notes. * (1981) ''

Lectures on Russian Literature A lecture (from Latin ''lēctūra'' “reading” ) is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical inform ...

'' * (1983) ''Lectures on Don Quixote''

Autobiographical and other

* (1949) "Curtain-Raiser". '' The New Yorker'' 24/45 (1 January 1949): 18-21. * (1951) ''Conclusive Evidence: A Memoir'' - first version of Nabokov's autobiography. (British edition titled '' Speak, Memory: A Memoir'') * (1954) ''Drugie Berega'' (Другие берега, "Other Shores") - revised version of the autobiography * (1967) '' Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited'' - final revised and extended edition of ''Conclusive Evidence''. It includes information on his work as a lepidopterist. * (1973) ''

Strong Opinions Strong may refer to: Education * The Strong, an educational institution in Rochester, New York, United States * Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas), an administrative hall of the University of Kansas * Strong School, New Haven, Connecticut, United Sta ...

''. Interviews, reviews, letters to editors. * (1979) '' The Nabokov–Wilson Letters'' Letters between Nabokov and Edmund Wilson * (1984) ''Perepiska s Sestroi'' (Переписка с Сестрой (Correspondence with the Sister)) Correspondence between Nabokov and Helene Sikorski; also includes some letters to his brother Kirill * (1987) '' Carrousel''. Three long-forgotten short texts that had recently been rediscovered. * (1989) ''

Selected Letters Selection may refer to: Science * Selection (biology), also called natural selection, selection in evolution ** Sex selection, in genetics ** Mate selection, in mating ** Sexual selection in humans, in human sexuality ** Human mating strategi ...

'' * (2001) ''Dear Bunny, Dear Volodya: The Nabokov–Wilson Letters, 1940–1971''. A revised and augmented edition of ''The Nabokov–Wilson Letters.'' * (2014) ''Letters to Véra''. Nabokov's letters to Véra Slonim, beginning in 1921 and extending through their marriage. * (2017) '' Conversations with Vladimir Nabokov''. Collection of interviews. * (2019) ''Think, Write, Speak: Uncollected Essays, Reviews, Interviews and Letters to the Editor''. Previously uncollected Russian and English prose and interviews.

Lepidopteral

* (2000) ''

Nabokov's Butterflies ''Nabokov’s Butterflies'' is a book edited and annotated by Brian Boyd and Robert Michael Pyle that examines and presents Vladimir Nabokov’s passion for butterfly, butterflies in his literary presentation. The book contains a chapter by Boy ...

'', collected works on butterflies.

Collected works

* Boyd, Brian, ed. ''Vladimir Nabokov, Novels and Memoirs 1941–1951'' ( Library of America, 1996) * Boyd, Brian, ed. ''Vladimir Nabokov, Novels 1955–1962'' ( Library of America, 1996) * Boyd, Brian, ed. ''Vladimir Nabokov, Novels 1969–1974'' ( Library of America, 1996)

Translations of Nabokov Works

Nabokov was that rare person who was an excellent writer in more than one language. However, interest in his work has extended far beyond those speaking the languages in which he wrote, leading to a demand for translations into over 40 languages. Detailed descriptions of these translated editions may be found at the website listed below in the External Links section.

References

External links

Nabokov Bibliography: All About Vladimir Nabokov in Print
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