The Secret History of Vladimir Nabokov

Nabokov repeatedly faced accusations of turning a blind eye to human suffering to write artful tales of depravity.

Does one of the greatest writers in the English language deserve the label of amoral aesthete? Using newly declassified intelligence files, Andrea Pitzer argues that far from being a proponent of art for art’s sake, Nabokov managed to hide disturbing history in his fiction, especially Pale Fire and Lolita.

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