Nabokovian

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Nabokovian [nəˈbɒkɒf ˌnæbəˈkəʊvɪən]

adj

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of, relating to, or reminiscent of Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, the Russian-born US novelist (1899-1977)

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Nabokov			Accordingly, the album's artwork is steeped in Nabokovian imagery (heart-shaped glasses, lollipops, and lots of pink), and, while eroticizing the schoolgirl figure is hardly new--Britney "I'm Not That Innocent" Spears made a career of it--it's the lyricist in Katy Perry that can be lethal. Is Katy 'I Kissed a Girl' Perry Homophobic? by Carman, Colin / The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide There is a Nabokovian playfulness to much of his work, phrases and stanzas that are at once abstract and precise, flamboyantly loose and sculpted to within an inch of their life. The Sound of Silence by Jesse Wegman / The New York Observer Harwell had to invent for Bauby an emotional arc from initial suicidal depression to the recovery of his will to live because the book portrays him as remarkably chipper throughout his ordeal, espousing a Nabokovian delight in the visual details he could espy from his bed and wheelchair. The beholder of the eye by Sailer, Steve / The American Conservative			n.wt. n/a N/F n/s NA Na-Dene NAACP NAAFI naan naartjie NAB Nabalus Nabalus alba Nabalus serpentarius Nabataea Nabataean Nabis Nabit Nabk nabla Nablus nabob Nabobery nabobism Nabokov Nabokovian Nabonidus naboom Naboth nabothian cyst nabothian follicle nabothian gland Nabu nabumetone NAC Nacarat nacelle nacho Nacimiento Nacker NACODS Nacogdoches nacre nacreous nacreous cloud NACRO NAD nada NADA daiquiri Nadar Nadder			Nablús NABM NABMA NABMC NABMP NABMRR NABMW NABN Nabnasset Lake Preservation Association NABNE Nabo nabob nabob nabob Nabobery nabobism nabobs nabobs Naboel Nabokov Nabokov Nabokov Online Journal Nabokov, Vladimir Nabokov, Vladimir Nabokov, Vladimir (Vladimirovich) Nabokov, Vladimir (Vladimirovich) Nabokov, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokovian Nabonidos Nabonidos Nabonidus Nabonidus naboom NABOP Nabopolassar Nabopolassar NABOR NABOR Nabors Corporate Services Nabors Drilling International Limited Naboth Naboth Naboth's c Naboth's c Naboth's c Naboth's cyst Naboth's cysts Naboth's cysts Naboth's cysts Naboth's f Naboth's f Naboth's f Naboth's follicles Naboth's follicles Naboth's follicles Naboth's glands Naboth's glands Naboth's glands

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