Nabokov and the Art of Painting

Vladimir Nabokov, who originally trained to become a painter, was one of the greatest novelists of the previous century. In Nabokov and the Art of Painting, the authors demonstrate how the visual is interwoven with his narratives, from Pnin to Ada. His novels, which refer to over a hundred paintings, show a brilliance of colours, and light and dark are in a permanent dialogue with each other, giving extra depth to the great themes of love and loss. Separate chapters are devoted to Leonardo da Vi