Institute of Polish Philology invites you to take part in the lecture entitled The Marriage of Véra Slonim and Vladimir Nabokov as History and Literature by Prof. Maxim D. Shrayer (Boston College, USA).
The lecture will be held on October 17 at 6:45 pm (in sala Śniadeckich, Coll. Maius, str. Fredry 10, Poznań) and will be conducted in English.
Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) and his Jewish wife, Véra Nabokov (née Slonim, 1902-1991), met in early 1920s Berlin; their relationship encompassed two continents and five languages.
In this lecture, American author and scholar Maxim D. Shrayer brings to life rare and archival materials to explore the dynamics of mixed marriages and the boundaries of modern Jewish culture.
Maxim D. Shrayer, bilingual author and scholar, is a Professor at Boston College, USA. Shrayer has authored over twenty books of nonfiction, criticism, fiction, poetry, and translations. Among his books are the literary memoirs Waiting for America and Leaving Russia and the collection A Russian Immigrant: Three Novellas. He is the recipient of a 2007 National Jewish Book Award and a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship. Shrayer’s publications have been translated into ten languages. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters.