Born 22 April 1899, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died 2 July 1977, Montreux, Switzerland
‘Terra Incognita’ [Russian, 1931] first published in English in book form in A Russian Beauty and Other Stories (1973). ‘Spring in Fialta’ [Russian, 1938] first published in English in book form in Nine Stories (1947). ‘The Doorbell’ [Russian, 1930] first published in English in book form in Details of a Sunset and Other Stories (1976).
ALSO PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN BOOKS
Laughter in the Dark • The Real Life of Sebastian Knight • Nikolai Gogol • Bend Sinister • Lolita • Pnin • Invitation to a Beheading • Pale Fire • The Gift • The Luzhin Defense • Despair • The Eye • Speak, Memory • King, Queen, Knave • Ada or Ardor • Mary • Glory • Transparent Things • Strong Opinions • Look at the Harlequins! • The Enchanter • The Collected Stories • The Original of Laura • The Collected Poems • Letters to Vera