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191 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723417
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 June 1989
Description
One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Professor Timofey Pnin is a haplessly disoriented Russian émigré precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950's. Pnin strugg...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,273 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
lighthearted 45%
sad 34%
emotional 27%
challenging 12%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 9%
dark 6%
adventurous 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 49% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%Average rating
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Graphic
Infidelity
191 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723417
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 June 1989
Description
One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Professor Timofey Pnin is a haplessly disoriented Russian émigré precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950's. Pnin strugg...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,273 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
lighthearted 45%
sad 34%
emotional 27%
challenging 12%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 9%
dark 6%
adventurous 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 49% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity