The Original of Laura (dying is Fun)
The masterwork that was nearly destroyed, from one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century.
Dr Philip Wild, a man of brilliance, wit, fortune and tremendous bulk, is used to suffering humiliation at the hands of his wife - the young, slender, and rudely promiscuous Flora. In a novel, a 'maddening masterpiece' documenting her infidelities, written by one of her lovers and given to the doctor, she appears as My Laura. Dishonoured, Wild still finds pleasure in life by indulging in virtual self-annihilation, beginning with the removal of his toes.
Sensing that he would be prevented from completing The Original of Laura, Nabokov drew up his instructions that the manuscript was to be burned after his death. For thirty years his wife, and then his son Dmitri, debated whether to follow the writer's wishes. Now available for the first time, this novel - almost destroyed - is accompanied by an introduction by Dmitri Nabokov on his father's final great book, and the difficult decision to publish.
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RELEASED2009
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LENGTH278
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков; 23 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899c – 2 July 1977) was a multilingual Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made contributions to entomology and had an interest in chess problems. Nabokov's *Lolita* (1955) is frequently cited as among his most important novels and is his most widely known, exhibiting the love of intricate word play and synesthetic detail that characterised all his works. The novel was ranked at #4 in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels. *Pale Fire* (1962) was ranked at #53 on the same list. His memoir entitled *Speak, Memory* was listed #8 on the Modern Library nonfiction list. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov
The Original of Laura (dying is Fun)
by Vladimir Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
The masterwork that was nearly destroyed, from one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century.
Dr Philip Wild, a man of brilliance, wit, fortune and tremendous bulk, is used to suffering humiliation at the hands of his wife - the young, slender, and rudely promiscuous Flora. In a novel, a 'maddening masterpiece' documenting her infidelities, written by one of her lovers and given to the doctor, she appears as My Laura. Dishonoured, Wild still finds pleasure in life by indulging in virtual self-annihilation, beginning with the removal of his toes.
Sensing that he would be prevented from completing The Original of Laura, Nabokov drew up his instructions that the manuscript was to be burned after his death. For thirty years his wife, and then his son Dmitri, debated whether to follow the writer's wishes. Now available for the first time, this novel - almost destroyed - is accompanied by an introduction by Dmitri Nabokov on his father's final great book, and the difficult decision to publish.
Specialty BoutiqueNew, Used & Rental Textbooks
RELEASED2009
PUBLISHERPenguin
LENGTH278
LANGUAGEEN
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков; 23 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899c – 2 July 1977) was a multilingual Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made contributions to entomology and had an interest in chess problems. Nabokov's *Lolita* (1955) is frequently cited as among his most important novels and is his most widely known, exhibiting the love of intricate word play and synesthetic detail that characterised all his works. The novel was ranked at #4 in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels. *Pale Fire* (1962) was ranked at #53 on the same list. His memoir entitled *Speak, Memory* was listed #8 on the Modern Library nonfiction list. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov
