During 52 years of marriage, Vladimir Nabokov penned numerous letters to his wife, Vera. Next year, Knopf will release about 300 of these mostly unpublished missives under the title Letters to Vera. According to the RT, a Russian news channel for English speakers, the letters describe Nabokov’s author acquaintances, address the Russian-American novelist’s living conditions, and foreshadow some of the ideas and scenes present in his later works.

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