Vera Nabokov
Véra Nabokov (January 5, 1902 – April 7, 1991) was the wife, editor, and translator of Vladimir Nabokov, and a source of inspiration for many of his works.
Read more about Vera Nabokov: Early Life and Immigration, Marriage To Nabokov, Return To Europe and Death
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“Life’s like a ball game. You gotta take a swing at whatever comes along before you wake up and find out it’s the ninth inning.”
—Martin Goldsmith, and Edgar G. Ulmer. Vera (Ann Savage)
“If I were not perfectly sure of my power to write and of my marvelous ability to express ideas with the utmost grace and vividness.... So, more or less, I had thought of beginning my tale.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)