Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Alternate names: Владимир Набоков; Владимир Владимирович Набоков; Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov; V. Nabokov; V.V. Nabokov; Vladimir V. Nabokov; Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков; 弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫; Nabokefu; Vladimir Vladimirovič Nabokov; VLADIMIR NABOKOV; vladimir nabokov; Vladimir nabokov; Vladimir Nobokov; Nabokov Vladimir; Vladmir Nabokov; Vladímir Nabokov; Valdimir Nabokov; Vladimer Nabokov; NABOKOV; Nabokov V.; В. Набоков; Vladimir Nabokov; Nabokov Vladimir Vladimirovich; Vladimir NABOKOV; Vadimir Nabokov
Born: 22 April 1899
Died: 2 July 1977
Bio: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков; 23 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899c – 2 July 1977) was a multilingual Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made contributions to entomology and had an interest in chess problems.

Nabokov's *Lolita* (1955) is frequently cited as among his most important novels and is his most widely known, exhibiting the love of intricate word play and synesthetic detail that characterised all his works. The novel was ranked at #4 in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels. *Pale Fire* (1962) was ranked at #53 on the same list. His memoir entitled *Speak, Memory* was listed #8 on the Modern Library nonfiction list. ([Source][1].)

[1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov