In a novel by this author, the aspiring actress Margot takes advantage of her former lover Albinus' blindness by stealing his money, torturing him, and eventually murdering him.  
In a novel by this author, the aspiring actress Margot takes advantage of her former lover Albinus' blindness by stealing his money, torturing him, and eventually murdering him.  Another novel by this author chronicles the namesake professor as he attempts to adjust to American life after escaping from 1950's communist Russia. These novels are Laughter in the Dark and Pnin. Another work by this author is presented as a poem consisting of 999 lines, written by the fictional John Shade, with comments by Charles Kinbote. For 10 points, name this creator of Humbert Humbert, the author of Pale Fire and Lolita.
In a novel by this author, the aspiring actress Margot takes advantage of her former lover Albinus' blindness by stealing his money, torturing him, and eventually murdering him.  
Vladimir Nabokov