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Why is Ada considered Vladimir Nabokov’s most difficult novel?
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Ada (1969) is considered Vladimir Nabokov’s most difficult novel primarily because it is a complex medley of three languages: Russian, French, and English. As his longest novel, it functions as a parody of the family chronicle form and incorporates all of the author's earlier literary themes.1