Talk: Vladimir Nabokov's England - Imagined And Real

This discussion will focus on how Nabokov's involvement with English culture shaped his work, drawing on the expertise of several scholars and professors from different universities across the UK.

Tatiana Ponomareva is one of the best-known Nabokov scholars, having been director of the Vladimir Nabokov Museum since 2002. She has organised and participated in numerous international conferences and edited a number of academic publications on Nabokov. She is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Philology of the St.Petersburg State University.

Liza Mrosovsky-Shaw is the daughter of Nabokov’s friend Peter Mrosovsky who introduced Nabokov into the traditions of English university life and later emerged in Nabokov’s novel “Glory”. Liza will tell the story of Nabokov’s Cambridge years and her father's friendship with the writer, and introduce first-hand biographical details around which the discussion will be built.

The event is free but booking is essential.