
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
Evening literary discussion of Vladimir Nabokov's Pnin, unpacking the comic and heart rending portrait of Professor Timofey Pnin, hosted over pizza at Standard Pizza Co by Books That Age Like Wine.
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