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| Author | Vladimir Nabokov |
|---|---|
| Original title | Защита Лужина (Zashchita Luzhina) |
| Translator | Vladimir Nabokov and Michael Scammell |
| Language | Russian |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons (English) |
Publication date | 1930 |
Published in English | 1964 |
The Defense (also known as The Luzhin Defense;[1][2][3] Russian: Защита Лужина, Zashchita Luzhina) is the third novel written by Vladimir Nabokov after he had immigrated to Berlin. It was first published in Russian 1930 and later in English in 1964.
- ^ Vladimir Nabokov, "The Luzhin Defense: Part I" (translated by Michael Scammell, with the collaboration of the author), The New Yorker, May 9, 1964, p40–140.
- ^ Vladimir Nabokov, The Luzhin Defense, translated by Michael Scammell in collaboration with the author, Vintage International, 1990. ISBN 9780679727224
- ^ Vladimir Nabokov, The Luzhin Defense, translated from the Russian by Michael Scammell in collaboration with the author, Penguin, 1994. ISBN 9780140187328