A review by madhukari
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov

4.0

As always Nobakov's exquisitely beautiful prose dazzled and enchanted me. Pnin is a novel about a naive and sincere Russian émigré professor stuck in a toxic American workplace. Pnin reminded me of Prince Myshkin from Dostoevsky's The Idiot. The titular character was absolutely adorable. I have a soft spot for pathetic losers. My favorite scene was the one where Pnin identifies himself with the injured bird and breaks down in tears. Even in a world where naivety and sincerity equals idiocy, and is more than often rewarded with cruelty, hope the Pnins always remain tender hearted.