Pnin Resources

Remember all of those paintings Victor likes to talk about with mirrors in the background? This website gives you the lowdown on Van Eyck, Petrus Christus, and Memling.

Still can't get enough Pnin? This website has an in-depth essay by Gennady Barabtarlo that will go deeper than you could have possibly imagined into the world of our Russian professor.

Despite some of the book covers, Pnin is not a perverted professor. But this website will tell you lots of other clichés and stereotypes the novel does fall into.

There are over 13 movies and TV shows based on Nabokov's novels and short stories. Have you seen them all?

While these are not exactly two subjects we would put together, this short 1920s comedy smooshes them up in a knight's move to write home about. And Nabokov actually plays a role in it!

This early overview of Pnin by the New Yorker is so simple, even a five-year-old could understand it.

We can never get enough Nabokov interviews, so imagine how excited we were when we found this comprehensive list of every single one he has ever done. Let the stalking commence!

Many of Nabokov's characters are based on his family members, so it would be good to know something about his family history. This family tree can help you out. Plus that shield is pretty awesome.

Here you can find a series of videos from a conference discussing Lolita and the new release of The Original of Laura by our main man Nabokov.

We always thought that Pnin would be better (well, at least as good) in animated form, so we were delighted to find this depiction of Victor and Pnin's first meeting.

In 1952, Nabokov was a visiting professor at Harvard and delivered a series of lectures. Now is your chance to experience the teaching style of Pnin's creator.

Not only does feature Nabokov in this clip, but also he gives us a list of his favorite books from the 20th century.

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Nabokov's birth, a bunch of book readers' favorite organizations got together to have a party. Here are some audio recordings. No, it probably wasn't as epic as Pnin's party.

The narrator says that this doesn't describe Pnin, but we don't know if we agree. It looks pretty accurate to us.

This is one of the few pieces of art adorning the walls of Lake, as boasted by Victor's favorite art teacher.

The narrator tells us that Clements looks like the portrait of Canon Peale in this painting. How's that for some eye candy?