Puning (from Nabokov's works)

Author: Nabokov
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: A masterful portrait of an émigré in a small world, a pioneering model of American academic absurdism, and Nabokov's most autobiographical comedic masterpiece. Pnin is Nabokov's first novel to attract widespread attention and acclaim from American readers. It depicts the life of an elderly Russian professor teaching at an American university. Gentle in nature, he clashes with 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 ingeniously portraying a person who has lost his homeland, been disconnected from its culture, and also lost love, all in exile.