The Cambridge Companion to Nabokov
Julian W. Connolly
288 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0521829577
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Language: English
Publish: 1119855600000
The Cambridge Companion to Nabokov provides a concise introduction to the creative world of one of the twentieth century’s most important writers. Fourteen individual essays cover such topics as Nabokov’s storytelling techniques, his achievements as a short story writer, his evolution as a novelist, his relationship to the literary currents of his day, his world-view, and his lasting artistic legacy, particularly through Lolita, his most famous and controversial work. The volume also contains a chronology of his life and a guide to further reading.