Kisses, my love, deep ones, to the point of fainting- - Vladimir Nabokov

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Kisses, my love, deep ones, to the point of fainting-

Vladimir Nabokov

Letters to Vera · September 25, 2014 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (22 April (O.S. 10 April) 1899 – 2 July 1977) was a Russian-American writer. He wrote his first literary works in Russian, but gained international prominence as a masterly prose stylist for the novels he composed in English; his Lolita (1955) is frequently cited as one of the most important novels of the 20th century.

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Pen Names: ვლადიმერ სირინი • Vladimir Sirin • Владимир Сирин

Native Name: Владимир Владимирович Набоков

Alternative Names: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov • Vl. Sirin • Wladimir Nabokoff-Sirin • V. Sirin • Nabokov

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I want pure colors, melting clouds, accurately drawn details, a sunburst above a receding road with the light reflected in furrows and ruts, after rain. And no girls ... There is one subject which I am emphatically opposed to: any kind of representation of a little girl.