The stories of Vladimir Nabokov.

Description

Here, for the first time, the stories of one of the century's greatest prose stylists are collected in a single, comprehensive volume. Written from the early 1920s - the years of his exile from Russia - to the mid-1950s, when he abandoned the story form and turned to his English-language masterpieces Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada, these stories reveal the fascinating progress of Nabokov's early development as they remind us that we are in the presence of a magnificent original, a genuine master. Edited by his son and translator, Dmitri Nabokov, The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov is a literary event and a celebration of his art. Here, for the first time, the stories of one of the century's greatest prose stylists are collected in a single, comprehensive volume. Written from the early 1920s - the years of his exile from Russia - to the mid-1950s, when he abandoned the story form and turned to his English-language masterpieces Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada, these stories reveal the fascinating progress of Nabokov's early development as they remind us that we are in the presence of a magnificent original, a genuine master. Edited by his son and translator, Dmitri Nabokov, The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov is a literary event and a celebration of his art.

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Other Editions

• The stories of Vladimir Nabokov.Alfred A. Knopf1995-01-01
• The Stories of Vladimir NabokovHardcoverKnopf1995-10-24
• The Stories of Vladimir NabakovHardcoverWeidenfeld & Nicholson1996-07-29
• The Stories of Vladimir NabokovVintage International1997-01-01
• Stories/V NabokovHardcoverRandom House Value Publishing1997-12-23
• Collected Stories of Vladimir NabokovPenguin Books1999-01-28