Book summaryNabokov's last novel, written when he was in his 70s, is about a writer called Vadim McNab, whose real last name is something else, but he has forgotten what. Although Nabokov never returned to Russia after he left in 1919, this novel is set there--an imaginary journey home. McNab is, of course, a stand-in for Nabokov himself, and this playful novel is full of the jokes, puns, arcane references, and inversions of reality that he loved. It is also considered to be a failed work of literature. However, it was nominated for the National Book Award in 1974. Media reviews"[T]here are few reasons to be surprised, and many reasons to be disappointed, by the complicated interplay between Vladimir Nabokov and the narrator...." |
Look at the Harlequins!by Nabokov, Vladimir1st Edition
Book desription: Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill, 1974. Look At The Harlequins! By Vladimir Nabokov. First edition in dust jacket. Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York, (1974). Dust jacket is in fine condition. Dust jacket is not price clipped with a price of $7.95. Book binding is in fine condition. Book contents are clean throughout. Back free endpaper with previous owner’s book plate. 253 pages. Protected by Mylar.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 0070457387.
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