It is also at once a fairy tale, epic, philosophical treatise on the nature of time, parody of the history of the novel, and erotic catalogue. Ada, or Ardor is no less than the supreme work of an imagination at white heat.

Originally published by McGraw Hill Book Company in 1969.

Written in mischievous and magically flowing prose, this is Nabokov's 'other' great love story; with some of Lolita's perversity and much more playfulness.

But more: it is also at once a fairy tale, epic, philosophical treatise on the nature of time, parody of the history of the novel, and erotic catalogue. Ada, or Ardor is no less than the supreme work of an imagination at white heat.

Publicada por Nabokov al cumplir setenta años, Ada o el ardor supone la felicísima cúspide de su larga y brillante carrera literaria.

Twintig jaar later keerde hij terug naar Europa en woonde sindsdien in het Palace Hotel in Montreux. Nabokov overleed in 1977. Vladimir Nabokov debuteerde in de jaren twintig onder het pseudoniem Vladimir Sirin.