Pnin

Initially an almost grotesquely comic figure, Pnin gradually grows in stature by contrast with those who laugh at him. Serialized in The New Yorker and published in book form in 1957, PNIN brought Nabokov both his first National Book Award nomination and hitherto unprecedented popularity.

Initial o figura aproape grotesc comica, Pnin creste treptat in statura in contrast cu cei care rad de el. Publicat in serialul The New Yorker si publicat sub forma de carte in 1957, PNIN i-a adus lui Nabokov atat prima sa nominalizare la National Book Award, cat si o popularitate fara precedent pana acum.