On the eve of the controversial, posthumous publication of <em>The Original of Laura</em>, Michael Maar follows his critically acclaimed <em>The Two Lolitas</em> with a revealing new perspective on Vladimir Nabokov's life and work. Hunting down long-hidden clues in the novels, and using the themes that run through Nabokov's fiction to illuminate the life that produced them, Maar constructs a compelling psychological and philosophical portrait. Characteristically graceful and engaging, <em>Speak, Nabokov</em> offers a vital new perspective on the twentieth- century master.