Er...no. Nabokov is somebody who would probably be forgotten by now had he not been adopted by the academy.
What’s your basis for that statement? Lolita was a bestseller as well as a critical success. Nabokov is remembered as a critic and lepidopterist as well as still being immensely popular as an imaginative writer. If anything he’s under represented in the Academy - his work doesn’t neatly fit into any neat national traditions or stylistic trends. It’s sui generis. BTW what of his have you read if I may ask?
What’s your basis for that statement? Lolita was a bestseller as well as a critical success. Nabokov is remembered as a critic and lepidopterist as well as still being immensely popular as an imaginative writer. If anything he’s under represented in the Academy - his work doesn’t neatly fit into any national traditions or stylistic trends. It’s sui generis. BTW what of his have you read if I may ask?