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"He was afraid of touching his own wrist. He never attempted to sleep on his left side, even in those dismal hours of the night when the insomniac longs for a third side after trying the two he has."

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Left Insomnia Wrist Sleep

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About Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian-born American novelist, poet, and literary critic known for stylistic innovation and multilingual writing. Born in Saint Petersburg on 1899-04-22, he became internationally famous for works such as Lolita, Pale Fire, and Speak, Memory. He died in Montreux, Switzerland, on 1977-07-02.

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