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Availability:In StockContributor:Vladimir NabokovSeries:Vintage InternationalPublish date:1989-12-17Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679724506ISBN-10:679724508UPC:9780679724506Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Noir, PsychologicalSize:8.02 x 5.19 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SC68PW7VMA
Laughter in the Dark
Amidst a Weimar-era milieu of silent film stars, artists, and aspirants, Nabokov creates a merciless masterpiece as Albinus, an aging critic, falls prey to his own desires, to his teenage mistress, and to Axel Rex, the scheming rival for her affections who finds his greatest joy in the downfall of others. "Both hilarious and deliciously cruel." -The Guardian Albinus, a respectable, middle-aged...
Series: Vintage International
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679724506ISBN-10:679724508UPC:9780679724506Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Noir, PsychologicalSize:8.02 x 5.19 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SC68PW7VMA
VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICH NABOKOV was born on April 23, 1899, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Nabokovs were known for their high culture and commitment to public service, and the elder Nabokov was an outspoken opponent of anti-Semitism and one of the leaders of the opposition party, the Kadets. In 1919, following the Bolshevik Revolution, he took his family into exile. Four years later he was shot...
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