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| Contrary to popular belief, it was not ''[[Lolita]]'' that made Nabokov a well-known writer in the United States, but rather ''Pnin'', which was published a year earlier (1957) in America. Although it did not become a mainstream novel as ''Lolita'' did, ''Pnin'' had a relatively wide readership in literary circles, garnering favourable reviews. Upon its second week of publication, ''Pnin'' had already begun its second printing,<ref>Nabokov's letter to Doussia Ergaz, March 24, 1957.</ref> and Nabokov was referred to as "one of the subtlest, funniest and most moving writers in the United States today" by ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine.<ref>''Newsweek'', March 11, 1957.</ref> This was completely unprecedented for Nabokov, whose first two English-language novels, ''[[The Real Life of Sebastian Knight]]'' (1940) and [[Bend Sinister (novel)|''Bend Sinister'']] (1947), were largely ignored by the American public. ''Pnin'' was also a particular favourite of the Southern writer [[Flannery O'Connor]] (who provides the blurb in the [[Vintage Books|Vintage]] edition), who found the story of the humorous Russian professor "wonderful".<ref name="Gooch2009">{{cite book|author=Brad Gooch|title=Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWyOhevEnxgC&pg=PT191|date=25 February 2009|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=978-0-316-04065-5|page=191}}</ref> ''Pnin'' was also a favorite of British writer [[Martin Amis]], who ranked it fourth on his list of best Nabokov novels.<ref>http://www.martinamisweb.com/pre_2006/amisrecs.htm. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122193222/http://www.martinamisweb.com/pre_2006/amisrecs.htm |date=2016-11-22 }}</ref> ''Pnin's'' success culminated in a nomination for the 1958 [[National Book Award for Fiction]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/awards...awards-1958#.VR71TeHWx-4|publisher=[[National Book Award]]|title=National Book Awards –1958|access-date=2015-04-03}}</ref> the first of seven such nominations for Nabokov. | Contrary to popular belief, it was not ''[[Lolita]]'' that made Nabokov a well-known writer in the United States, but rather ''Pnin'', which was published a year earlier (1957) in America. (incorrect information — Pnin was published after Lolita) Although it did not become a mainstream novel as ''Lolita'' did, ''Pnin'' had a relatively wide readership in literary circles, garnering favourable reviews. Upon its second week of publication, ''Pnin'' had already begun its second printing,<ref>Nabokov's letter to Doussia Ergaz, March 24, 1957.</ref> and Nabokov was referred to as "one of the subtlest, funniest and most moving writers in the United States today" by ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine.<ref>''Newsweek'', March 11, 1957.</ref> This was completely unprecedented for Nabokov, whose first two English-language novels, ''[[The Real Life of Sebastian Knight]]'' (1940) and [[Bend Sinister (novel)|''Bend Sinister'']] (1947), were largely ignored by the American public. ''Pnin'' was also a particular favourite of the Southern writer [[Flannery O'Connor]] (who provides the blurb in the [[Vintage Books|Vintage]] edition), who found the story of the humorous Russian professor "wonderful".<ref name="Gooch2009">{{cite book|author=Brad Gooch|title=Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWyOhevEnxgC&pg=PT191|date=25 February 2009|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=978-0-316-04065-5|page=191}}</ref> ''Pnin'' was also a favorite of British writer [[Martin Amis]], who ranked it fourth on his list of best Nabokov novels.<ref>http://www.martinamisweb.com/pre_2006/amisrecs.htm. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122193222/http://www.martinamisweb.com/pre_2006/amisrecs.htm |date=2016-11-22 }}</ref> ''Pnin's'' success culminated in a nomination for the 1958 [[National Book Award for Fiction]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/awards...awards-1958#.VR71TeHWx-4|publisher=[[National Book Award]]|title=National Book Awards –1958|access-date=2015-04-03}}</ref> the first of seven such nominations for Nabokov. |
| ===Analysis=== | ===Analysis=== |
Okumaya devam et...