Letters to Véra by Vladimir Nabokov. Short summary

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The work represents the letters of Vladimir Nabokov to his wife Vera. During their long and happy marriage, about 300 letters were preserved in the family archive.

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The work represents Vladimir Nabokov’s letters to his wife Vera. During their long and happy marriage, about 300 letters, written between 1923 and 1975, have survived in the family archives.

Vera Slonim first met Vladimir Sirin. Nabokov began using the pseudonym beginning in 1921 to avoid being confused with his father. The elder Nabokov was the founder and editor of the newspaper Rudder.

The author wrote his first letter to Vera in the summer of 1923. He likes her letters, which he compares to light nights. The writer found several letters after returning to Marseilles, where he worked in the port. He decides not to answer the girl until she writes again.

The man tells how he dined with Russian sailors in a cheap restaurant. They did not know who he was and could not guess that he used to wear a tie and thin socks. The author wants to visit Africa and Asia, but decides to return to uncover his Cambridge buddy’s secret. He promises Vera that they will definitely meet.