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Invitation to a Beheading

By Vladimir Nabokov

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Invitation to a Beheading

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Written in Berlin in 1934, Invitation to a Beheading contains all the surprise, excitement and magical intensity of a work created in two brief weeks of sustained inspiration. It takes us into the fantastic prison-world of Cincinnatus, a man condemned to death and spending his last days in prison not quite knowing when the end will come. Nabokov described the book as 'a violin in a void. The worldling will deem it a trick. Old men will hurriedly turn from it to regional romances and the lives of public figures ... The evil-minded will perceive in little Emmie a sister of little Lolita ... But I know a few readers who will jump up, ruffling their hair'.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2001-04-26
Publication Date:
2001-04-26
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0141185600
ISBN13:
9780141185606
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
160 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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