TheBestseller
Observatory

Author

Vladimir Nabokov

April 10, 1899 – July 2, 1977 · Russian Empire

Novelist, Poet, Writer, Zoologist, Translator, Playwright, Autobiographer, Screenwriter, Lepidopterist, University teacher, Literary critic, Journalist, Science fiction writer, Chess composer, Chess player, Literary scholar, Entomologist, Man of letters

Titles on list

3

Total weeks

79

Peak rank

#1

Weeks at #1

7

#15101519581961196419671969
Hit #1Dot size = weeks on list

Biography

Born
April 10, 1899 · Saint Petersburg
Died
July 2, 1977 · Montreux
Nationality
Russian Empire
Gender
Male
Languages
Russian, French, English
Education
Trinity College, University of Cambridge

Awards & Honours

  • 1943Guggenheim Fellowship

On the Bestseller Lists

3 titles

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).