143 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400041985
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 06 April 2004
Description
One of the best-loved of Nabokov's novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Professor Timofey Pnin is a haplessly disoriented Russian migr precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950s. Pnin struggles...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,452 reviews
Moods
reflective 48%
sad 36%
lighthearted 34%
emotional 29%
challenging 15%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 5%
dark 3%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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143 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400041985
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 06 April 2004
Description
One of the best-loved of Nabokov's novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Professor Timofey Pnin is a haplessly disoriented Russian migr precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950s. Pnin struggles...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,452 reviews
Moods
reflective 48%
sad 36%
lighthearted 34%
emotional 29%
challenging 15%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 5%
dark 3%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.