The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov Vladimir Nabokov

Recounting the tale of the beloved poet Konstantin Perov, Nabokov cultivates a compelling short story seemingly isolated from a political or social motive; however, in the concluding paragraph, the reader’s expectations swivel upon Nabokov’s...

Vladimir Nabokov’s “Spring in Fialta” explores the protagonist's, Victor's, forbidden and impossible love affair with a carefree woman, Nina. Throughout the text, Victor’s narrative flashes to different, unchronological points in the past and the...

Vladimir Nabokov’s “Signs and Symbols” follows an elderly Jewish couple on the day of their institutionalized son’s birthday. In three parts, Nabokov describes their wasted journey sanatorium, where they could neither see their son nor deliver his...

Vladimir Nabokov’s “Spring in Fialta” and Anton Chekhov’s “The Darling” both explore relationships focusing on the point of view of only one, Victor and Olenka respectively, in the relationship(s). The relationships in both stories end in the...