This collection of essays, interviews, reviews and roundtable discussions focusing on the life and art of Vladimir Nobokov arose from the 2010 Nobokov conference in Kyoto. Editor Leving (Russian studies, Dalhousie U., Canada) organizes the contributions thematically around the game of soccer referring to the discussion forum as the "field," the contributors (leading Nobokov scholars from around the world) as the "team" and the book review section as "the penalty area." The pieces are varied and include topics such as reading Nabokov from a Russian perspective, teaching Nabokov, Orhan Pamuk and Nobokov on Dostoevsky, approaches to teaching Lolita, and an interview with Dmitri Nabokov. An extensive bibliography is included. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)