Back Lushins Verteidigung German Η άμυνα του Λούζιν Greek دفاع لوژین Persian La Défense Loujine French Luzsin-védelem Hungarian La difesa di Lužin Italian ディフェンス (小説) Japanese Lužino gynyba Lithuanian Lužina aizsardzība Latvian/Lettish Obrona Łużyna Polish
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| Author | Vladimir Nabokov |
|---|---|
| Original title | Защита Лужина (Zashchita Luzhina) |
| Translator | Vladimir Nabokov and Michael Scammell |
| Language | Russian |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons (English) |
Publication date | 1930 |
Published in English | 1964 |
The Defense (also known as The Luzhin Defense;[1][2][3] Russian: Защита Лужина, romanized: Zashchita Luzhina) is the third novel written by Vladimir Nabokov after he had immigrated to Berlin. It was first published in Russian 1930 and later in English in 1964.
- ^ Vladimir Nabokov, "The Luzhin Defense: Part I" (translated by Michael Scammell, with the collaboration of the author), The New Yorker, May 9, 1964, p40–140.
- ^ Vladimir Nabokov, The Luzhin Defense, translated by Michael Scammell in collaboration with the author, Vintage International, 1990. ISBN 9780679727224
- ^ Vladimir Nabokov, The Luzhin Defense, translated from the Russian by Michael Scammell in collaboration with the author, Penguin, 1994. ISBN 9780140187328