'The Gift' is Vladimir Nabokov's final Russian novel, a richly layered tale of art, exile, and love. Set in 1920s Berlin, it follows poet Fyodor Godunov-Cherdyntsev as he writes a biography of his father and falls for Zina Mertz. A metafictional masterpiece, it explores creativity and memory with Nabokov's signature wordplay and literary allusions.