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143 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400041985
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 06 April 2004
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 migr precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950s. Pnin struggles...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,216 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
lighthearted 43%
sad 35%
emotional 27%
challenging 11%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 8%
dark 6%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 4%
informative 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 47% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5%Average rating
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Infidelity143 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400041985
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 06 April 2004
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 migr precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950s. Pnin struggles...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,216 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
lighthearted 43%
sad 35%
emotional 27%
challenging 11%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 8%
dark 6%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 4%
informative 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 47% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity