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Dmitri Nabokov Obituary
Literary agent Andrew Wylie says the younger Nabokov died Wednesday at a hospital in Vevey after a long illness.
Dmitri Nabokov was a Harvard-educated mountain-climber, opera singer, racing-car driver and playboy, in addition to protecting his father's legacy.
After the success of "Lolita," Dmitri Nabokov translated his father's "Invitation to a Beheading" from Russia" and after his father's death, he wrote the memoir "On Revisiting Father's Room."
In 2009, he decided to publish his father's final, fragmentary novel "The Original of Laura," which was written on index cards in 1975-77, the last years of his life. It was an act he said that went against his father's wishes.
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Cynthia Zaitzevsky
July 12, 2012
Dmitri and I studied together at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge in the early 1950s. I remember especially the demanding musicianship classes with Melville Smith,Director of the School. I haven't seen Dmitri in years but miss him despite the hiatus. He was an only child, and I don't think he had living relatives. Cousins? Cynthia McCarthy Zaitzevsky
Dmitri in one of his Viper's at Moroso
Sandy Klein
May 31, 2012
Miss you good buddy! RIP; and tear 'em up up there!
Pavla Hájková
April 2, 2012
In June 2011 we looked for our common grandfather tomb in Peterburg (Petropavlovsk. island). Directress In Nabokov´s museum (Peterburg) tould us that Dmitri was ill, but we couldn´t manage meet with him.
We´ll maybe manage it lately by our Lord.
Pavla Hájková, Vladimir Petkevic, Prague
Bill Duncan
March 14, 2012
Dmitri lived on Craige St and I lived across the property line on Concord Ave in Cambridge ,Ma. My mother,Ruth Ford Duncan and Vladimir were acquaintances. Dmitri and I played together. We created fireworks and other minor explosives, andbuilt small wooden race cars that were propelled on a string with CO2 cartridge fuel. We lost touch after they moved to Wellesly.
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Tom Smith
February 27, 2012
May the God of all comfort, comfort the family, friends, and fans of Dmitri Nabokov. God is close to those lonely at heart, And those who are crushed in spirit he saves.
nicoletta pallini clemente
February 26, 2012
Caro Dmitri ti ricorderò sempre. Nicoletta
ms
February 26, 2012
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
Ximena Sepulveda
February 26, 2012
Dear Dmitri, thank you for being part of my life. You will be sorely missed and I thank God for having met you. Bless!
Ximena
Ivan
February 26, 2012
I am sorry for your loss. God provides power beyond what is normal, so trust in Him to comfort you in your time of grief.(2 Cor. 4:7)
February 25, 2012
To the the family of Dmitri Nabokov - May God give you peace and comfort through his word and the Lord Jesus Christ during this time of sorrow, I know that he will be missed by many.
Joe Cavanagh
February 25, 2012
It has been many years butI will never forget the great times we had skiing. You my wife Joanne and me. Peace to you. I can see her smile and yours and shall keep all the fond memories close
C. Wilson
February 25, 2012
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Linda
February 25, 2012
I am sorry for your loss. May the God of comfort and tender mercies be with you.
danny r
February 25, 2012
I loved Nabokov's Lolita! Sad to hear this news! A profound impact
Joseph Masaryk
February 24, 2012
Like most fans of literature, I had read of Dmitri Nabokov in connection to his father. I also knew that he was a noted alpinist, European race-car driver, had sung with Pavarotti, and had spent some time in Florida.
However, I had not seen nor heard Dmitri until his appearance on C-SPAN in 1999 in the commemoration of his father's centenary birthday. Several well-known writers such as John Updike and Joyce Carol Oates gave readings and reminiscences. At the conclusion of the evening, Dmitri waxed eloquent and poetic in a fitting remembrance of his father. It was as if Vladimir had written the words himself - which he did in part. Still it gave the world a lasting impression of Dmitri Nabokov, a very unusual man in his own right.
Spangler Dempewolf
February 24, 2012
I loved Pnin so much I finished the book the same day I started it. Vladimir Nabokov's laurels didn't rest on just one book. Ada, Laughter in the Dark, King, Queen and Knave, Despair and Collected Stories are works of enormous complexity. With the passing of Dmitri Nabokov, a link to a great literary talent has been lost.
February 24, 2012
With deepest condolences to the Nabokov family during your time of grief...Psalm 46:1...God is for us a refuge and strength, A help that is readily to be found during difficult times...May God provide you with peace and comfort to endure the days ahead.
Barb
February 24, 2012
My deepest sympathy to the family of Dmitri and may you find comfort in Gods inspired word (2 Timothy 3:16).
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