Vladimir Nabokov
 Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков pronounced [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr nɐˈbokəf]  also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin; 22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899c – 2 July 1977) was a Russian-American novelist. Nabokov's first nine novels were in Russian. He then rose to international prominence as a writer of English prose.