Meet the Cast
Professor Timofey Pnin
In a nutshell: Pnin is a bumbling idiot! Or at least that's what he seems to be at first glance. He acts just as if he's come straight out of a Russian version of the Three Stooges. But our dear pr...
VN (The Narrator)
VN is way more than just an unreliable narrator. He's a sketchy narrator. It's probably not one of the normal narrator types, but there's no other way to describe this guy. He just kind of gives us...
Dr. Liza Wind
The Love (and Bane) of Pnin's LifeIf you've read Pnin's Character Analysis, you already know that Liza Wind is not an ex-wife you'd wish on your worst ex-friend. She married him out of spite when o...
Victor Wind
So remember that kid Liza has from an affair? That's Victor. Pnin doesn't get to meet him until he's already 14 years old. He's tall, lanky, kind of awkward, and already tired of his parents. Sound...
Dr. Eric Wind
Ah. Dr. Eric Wind. What is there to say about him? We'd rather he blew away in the wind. So let's let the narrator tell you: "It was more trying when among such strangers Dr. Eric Wind, a completel...
Almost everyone else
There are more than 300 characters in Pnin. All with names. Yep, you heard that right. 300.We could go on to list them all here, but we won't. The truth is, the majority of these characters appears...