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"She is a great gobbler of books, but reads only trash, memorizing nothing and leaving out the longer descriptions."

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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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