Signs and Symbols but in Vane: The Hidden Mysteries of Two Vladimir Nabokov Short Stories
By David Cranmer
January 27, 2016Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), world renowned for two twentieth-century literary showpieces—Lolita and Pale Fire—was also a virtuoso at the short story form. From the time he fled Lenin’s communist Russia to long after his financial success was well established in America, he frequently returned to composing short story pieces that were published in notable magazines like…