Transparent Things by Vladimir Nabokov (English) Paperback Book

Description: Transparent Things by Vladimir Nabokov Traces the bleak life of Hugh Person through murder, madness, prison and trips to Switzerland. This novel sinks into the transparent things of the world that surround this one Person, to the silent histories they carry. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Nabokovs lyrical and experimental novel, now part of this new Penguin Modern Classics seriesThe darkly comic Transparent Things, one of Nabokovs final books, traces the bleak life of Hugh Person through murder, madness, prison and trips to Switzerland. One of these was the last journey his father ever took; on another, having been sent to ingratiate himself with a distinguished novelist, he met his future wife. Nabokovs brilliant short novel sinks into the transparent things of the world that surround this one Person, to the silent histories they carry.Remarkable even in Nabokovs work for its depth and lyricism, Transparent Things is a small, experimental marvel of memories and dreams, both sentimental and malign. Author Biography Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), born in St Petersburg, exiled in Cambridge, Berlin, and Paris, became the greatest Russian writer of the first half of the twentieth century. Fleeing to the US with his family in 1940, he then became the greatest writer in English of the second half of the century, and even Gods own novelist (William Deresiewicz). He lived in Europe from 1959 onwards, and died in Montreux, Switzerland. All his major works - novels, stories, an autobiography, poems, plays, lectures, essays and reviews - are published in Penguin Modern Classics. Promotional Nabokovs lyrical and experimental novel, now part of this new Penguin Modern Classics series. Promotional "Headline" Nabokovs lyrical and experimental novel, now part of this new Penguin Modern Classics series. Details ISBN0141198044 Author Vladimir Nabokov ISBN-10 0141198044 ISBN-13 9780141198040 Media Book Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1899 Death 1977 DEWEY 813.54 Imprint Penguin Classics Series Penguin Modern Classics Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2011-02-03 Pages 144 Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-02-03 Alternative 9780141924175 Audience General NZ Release Date 2017-05-31 AU Release Date 2017-05-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:44638730;

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