Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977) was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and lepidopterist born into a wealthy aristocratic family in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is best known for his 1955 novel "Lolita" and is considered one of the most influential modernist and postmodernist writers of the 20th century. Nabokov was a seven-time finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and was also renowned for his expertise in butterflies and chess problem composition.