Vladimir Nabokov is best known for writing the highly controversial yet critically revered novel, Lolita. But the book might never have made it onto the shelves were it not for the other Nabokov—Vladimir's enigmatic and elusive wife, Véra.Starring: D’Arcy Carden as Véra Nabokov and Dan Bucatinsky as Vladimir Nabokov Source list:Véra by Stacy SchiffLetters to Véra by Vladimir Nabokov, Ed: Olga Voronina and Brian BoydVladimir Nabokov, The Russian Years by Brian BoydVladimir Nabokov, The American Years by Brian BoydLolita by Vladimir NabokovLectures on Literature by Vladimir Nabokov, Ed: Fredson Bowers

Stacy Schiff on the Nabokovs

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