Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1899, Apr. 22 | Born, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 1919-1922 | Resided in England following the Russian Revolution |
| 1922 | B.A. in French and Russian literature, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (father) assassinated |
| 1922-1937 | Maintained residence primarily in Berlin, Germany |
| 1925 | Married Véra Evseyevna Slonim |
| 1926 | Published Mashenʹka (Mary). Berlin: Slovo |
| 1928 | Published Korolʹ, dama, valet (King, Queen, Knave). Berlin: Slovo |
| 1930 | Published Zashchita Luzhina (The Defense). Berlin: Slovo |
| 1932 | Published Otchaianie (Despair). Berlin: Petropolis |
| 1933 | Published Podvig (Glory). Paris: Sovremennyia zapiski |
| 1934 | Dimitri Vladimirovich Nabokov (son) born |
| 1937-1940 | Maintained residence primarily in Paris, France |
| 1937 | Published Dar (The Gift) serially in Sovremennye zapiski, Paris, France |
| 1938 | Published Sobytie (The Event) serially in Russkie zapiski, Paris, France Published Izobretenie Valʹsa (The Waltz Invention) serially in Russkie zapiski, Paris, France Published Priglashenie na kaznʹ (Invitation to a Beheading). Paris: Dom Knigi |
| 1940 | Emigrated to United States with wife, who was of Jewish ancestry, and son to escape Nazi persecution |
| 1941-1948 | Lecturer in elementary Russian and Russian literature in translation, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. |
| 1941 | Published The Real Life of Sebastian Knight. Norfolk, Conn.: New Directions |
| 1944 | Published Nikolai Gogol. Norfolk, Conn.: New Directions |
| 1945 | Granted United States citizenship |
| 1947 | Published Bend Sinister. New York: H. Holt |
| 1948-1958 | Professor of Russian and European literature, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. |
| 1951 | Published Conclusive Evidence: A Memoir. New York: Harper |
| 1952 | Published Dar (The Gift). New York: Chekhova |
| 1955 | Published Lolita. Paris: Olympia Press |
| 1957 | Published Pnin. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday |
| 1958-1977 | Maintained residence primarily in Montreux, Switzerland |
| 1960 | Published The Song of Igor's Campaign. New York: Vintage Books |
| 1962 | Published Pale Fire. New York: Putnam |
| 1964 | Published Eugene Onegin. New York: Pantheon Books |
| 1970 | Published Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited. New York: Capricorn Books |
| 1974 | Published Lolita: A Screenplay. New York: McGraw-Hill |
| 1977, July 2 | Died, Montreux, Switzerland |