The Original of Laura: A Novel in Fragments
by Vladimir Nabokov
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0307271897
- ISBN 13
- 9780307271891
- Seller
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Brooktondale, New York, United States
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About This Item
Book, measuring approximately 6.75" x 9.75", is new, still in shrinkwrap. 304 pages."This legendary novel has been the source of much anxiety and contention for Nabokov's fans - and family. The late Vladimir Nabokov requested that this unfinished work be destroyed, but his son, Dmitri, did not oblige, although neither did he allow the work to be published - until now. "The Original of Laura" is about a wonderfully large man called Philip Wild, married to a very promiscuous woman, and whose meditations concern the nature of death. The novel was complete in Nabokov's mind, though he died before he could translate his vision on to paper. It is hard, however, to imagine any scholars, Nabokov enthusiasts or literature lovers being disappointed by even these fragments."
Synopsis
Vladimir Nabokov was born in 1899, in St. Petersburg, Russia. His acclaimed works of fiction include Lolita, Pnin, and Pale Fire, among others. He died in Montreux, Switzerland, in 1977.
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- Bookseller
- Palimpsest Scholarly Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2039
- Title
- The Original of Laura: A Novel in Fragments
- Author
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0307271897
- ISBN 13
- 9780307271891
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Russian Literature, US Literature
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