Vladimir Nabokov Books in Order

How many Vladimir Nabokov books are there?

Vladimir Nabokov has 41 books, released between 1926 and 2019. 16 of them were published after Vladimir Nabokov's death in 1977.

Vladimir Nabokov Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 41 Vladimir Nabokov books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

Vladimir Nabokov books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Do you have to read Vladimir Nabokov books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 41 Vladimir Nabokov books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Vladimir Nabokov

Start with Mary (1926), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Vladimir Nabokov book?

Think, Write, Speak (2019) is the newest Vladimir Nabokov book released so far.

Is there a new Vladimir Nabokov book coming?

No next Vladimir Nabokov book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Vladimir Nabokov

Wikidata records 4 nominations for Vladimir Nabokov. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Nobel Prize in Literature1966Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1965Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1964Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1963Shortlisted

Vladimir Nabokov at a glance

Died

Vladimir Nabokov died in 1977, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to Vladimir Nabokov are still being published after Vladimir Nabokov's death in 1977; the newest appeared in 2019.

Release pace

Vladimir Nabokov books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.

Length

10,120 pages across the 32 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 254 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Vladimir Nabokov books, 7 of 41, were published in the 2010s.

What the Vladimir Nabokov books are about

37 of the 41 Vladimir Nabokov books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: russian fiction is tagged on 6 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Russian fiction 6 of 37 books
• Russian Short stories 6 of 37 books
• History and criticism 5 of 37 books
• Nabokov, vladimir vladimirovich, 1899-1977 5 of 37 books
• Russian Authors 5 of 37 books
• American literature 4 of 37 books
• Slavic philology 4 of 37 books
• Fiction in English 3 of 37 books
• Immigrants 3 of 37 books
• Manners and customs 3 of 37 books
• Mœurs et coutumes 3 of 37 books
• Romans, nouvelles 3 of 37 books