Brian Boyd (b. 30 July 1952 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is known primarily as an expert on the life and works of author Vladimir Nabokov and on literature and evolution. He is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of English at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Boyd emigrated to New Zealand with his family in 1957.
Read more about Brian Boyd: Academic and Publishing History, Major Works
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