Nabokov's Ada and The 1001 Nights
Journal: Marvels & Tales
Year: 2012

In his Arabian Nights; A Companion, Robert Irwin calls Nabokov one of few writers who have not been influenced by 1001 (291);1 and although Arabian Encyclopedia lists names of almost all major writers for whom has been source of inspiration, Nabokov's name is not there. Nabokov scholars, on other hand, who have sporadically elaborated on his use of allusions to 1001 Nights, have never considered these references part of Nabokov's prolonged engagement with Nights. Most such analyses and annotatio