Puning

Author: (American) Vladimir Nabokov (Nabokov, V.) wrote, translated by Mei Shaowu
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Pnin is a novel that attracted widespread attention and popularity among American readers. It depicts the life of an elderly Russian professor teaching at a university in the United States. Gentle in nature, he is out of place in his surroundings, often mocked by colleagues, and abandoned by his wife. Left alone, he immerses himself in old books, delving into Russian antiquity and classical literature for solace, while constantly reminiscing about the past, revealing a deep sense of nostalgia. Nabokov skillfully blends Russian culture with modern American civilization, humorously and cleverly portraying a person who has lost his homeland, been cut off from his cultural roots, and also lost love. ...A masterful portrait of a small-world émigré, a pioneering work in absurd American academic fiction, and Nabokov's most autobiographical humorous masterpiece. Pnin is a novel that attracted widespread attention and popularity among American readers. It depicts the life of an elderly Russian professor teaching at a university in the United States. He is gentle in nature, often out of place in his surroundings, mocked by colleagues, and abandoned by his wife. Left alone, he immerses himself in old books, delving into Russian antiquity and classical literature for solace, while constantly reminiscing about the past, revealing a deep sense of nostalgia. Nabokov skillfully blends Russian culture with modern American civilization, humorously and cleverly portraying a person who has lost his homeland, been cut off from his cultural roots, and also lost love.