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"The pale organisms of literary heroes feeding under the author's supervision swell gradually with the reader's lifeblood; so that the genius of a writer consists in giving them the faculty to adapt themselves to that - not very appetizing - food and thrive on it, sometimes for centuries."

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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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