How many novels did Vladimir Nabokov write in Russian before turning to English?

Vladimir Nabokov wrote ten novels in Russian before turning to English, including Laughter in the Dark (1938).

His first novel written in English was The Real Life of Sebastian Knight (1941).

Nabokov (1899-1977) came to the United States in 1940 and was naturalized in 1945.

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