Letters to Véra is a collection of letters written by Nabokov to his wife and lifelong companion, Véra Nabokov, spanning more than fifty years. Written during periods of separation caused by travel, work, or war, the letters combine intimate affection with vivid accounts of daily life, literary labor, and intellectual preoccupations. Nabokov writes of butterflies, chess problems, teaching, money worries, and the progress of his books, often with humor, tenderness, and stylistic brilliance.

The volume offers an unusually personal portrait of the author, revealing his dependence on Véra as confidante, editor, protector, and muse. Less polemical than his public statements, the letters illuminate the emotional core behind Nabokov’s work and testify to one of the great literary marriages of the twentieth century.