I am an American writer, born in Russia, educated in England, where I studied French literature before moving to Germany for fifteen years. ...My head speaks English, my heart speaks Russian and my ear speaks French.V. NabokovVladimir Nabokov is a writer whose works have long been recognized as masterpieces of world literature. Nabokov's creativity evokes not only admiration, but also a desire to unravel the nature of his talent, to penetrate into the most intimate corners of his creative laboratory. This book will reveal all the secrets of Vladimir Nabokov. You will discover not only the amazing details of the life of the author of “Lolita”, but also the secrets of the mastery of the genius of literary hoaxes. The proposed edition includes the Russian-language autobiography of V. Nabokov “Other Shores”, as well as selected articles and lectures on domestic and foreign literature.