This is an exciting and much-needed addition to both the fields of translation studies and Nabokov studies.

French Studies

Throughout, Loison-Charles's analyses are meticulous and detailed. She concludes her book with an eloquent argument for retranslating some of Nabokov's major works-perforce now without his lively but petulant assistance. For readers who value Nabokov first and foremost as a verbal phenomenon-and it is hard to countenance for long any other approach-Vladimir Nabokov as an Author-Translator should be essential reading.

Thomas Seifrid, The Russian Review

In its depth, breadth, and scope, Loison-Charles's book is unparalleled. This is a theoretically sophisticated, scholastically informed, and archival-research-fortified study of Nabokov's translations across languages and traditions. Neither apologetic nor critical in its approach, this is an exemplary exercise in even-handed analysis. Erudite in its syntheses, illuminating in its implications, it is also - helpfully, refreshingly - witty. Most important, of course, it offers an informed, and sensitive treatment of the entire Eugene Onegin project.

Stanislav Shvabrin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Loison-Charles provides a fascinating exploration of Vladimir Nabokov's theories and practices of translation, both of other's works and his own. Bolstering her analysis with Nabokov's unpublished correspondence with translators, Loison-Charles skillfully highlights the changing strategies Nabokov deployed to ensure that his artistic vision was accurately conveyed to new audiences.

Julian Connolly, University of Virginia, USA