{"product_id":"9780544106550","title":"Vladimir Nabokov: Selected Letters 1940-1977","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Wonderful, compulsively readable, delicious” personal correspondences, spanning decades in the life and literary career of the author of \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e An icon of twentieth-century literature, Vladimir Nabokov was a novelist, poet, and playwright, whose personal life was a fascinating story in itself. This collection of more than four hundred letters chronicles the author’s career, recording his struggles in the publishing world, the battles over \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e, and his relationship with his wife, among other subjects, and gives a surprising look at the personality behind the creator of such classics as \u003ci\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePnin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Dip in anywhere, and delight follows.” —John Updike","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106978349296,"sku":"9780544106550","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544106550_p0.jpg?v=1769895730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544106550","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}