{"product_id":"pnin","title":"Pnin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Timofey Pnin is a gentle, absent-minded Russian émigré trying to build a life in 1950s America. Teaching at a small college while navigating an unfamiliar language, baffling customs, and the lingering pain of exile, Pnin stumbles through a series of comic misunderstandings that mask a deep loneliness. As he contends with professional insecurity, lost love, and the quiet cruelties of academic life, he remains steadfastly kind, dignified, and quietly resilient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt once hilarious and profoundly moving, \u003cem\u003ePnin\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Vladimir Nabokov's warmest and most beloved novels. Beneath its wit and playful narration lies a poignant portrait of displacement, memory, and the search for belonging. Through one of literature's most unforgettable protagonists, Nabokov creates a deeply humane story about endurance, compassion, and the quiet heroism of ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVladimir Nabokov (1899–1977) was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and literary critic whose works include \u003cem\u003eLolita\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpeak, Memory\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAda, or Ardor\u003c\/em\u003e. Renowned for his dazzling prose, intricate structures, and linguistic brilliance, he is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century. \u003cem\u003ePnin\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of his most accessible and deeply affectionate works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVintage International\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarch 19, 1989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e192\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassics · Literary Fiction · Russian Literature · Humour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9780679723417\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45188965761206,"sku":"9780679723417","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9780679723417.jpg?v=1781624838","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/pnin","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}