Glory (Twentieth Century Classics)
 Exquisite: In spite of multinational references in the book, "Glory" is quintessentially American. Martin Edelweiss (22 years old) is as every bit American as Rabbit Angstrom or Benny Profane (22 and 23 respectively). The unremitting chiseling [... more]
$16.50
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Lectures on Russian Literature
Solid example of Nabokov's literary perspective: Some time back, I reviewed "Crime and Punishment" for Amazon. One of the commentators on my review suggested that I take a look at Vladimir Nabokov's critical analysis of Dostoevsky. So, via [... more]
$16.00
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Lolita
Yes, 5 stars but I COULD NOT FINISH: I had read Lolita many years ago in my college student garret and was entertained, a bit appalled, thought I was able to "get" HH, but mainly I was amazed by the language. I can remember rereading sentences [... more]
$29.95
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The Enchanter
"The story resides in the introspection...": That insight, about introspection itself constituting the story, is made by Dmitri Nabokov in an essay appended to The Enchanter. As many have noted in so many words, "The Enchanter" lacks [... more]
$13.95
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The Nabokov Russian Translation of Lewis Carroll's Alice ...
The Nabokov Russian Translation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in: This is a great reading for anyone who loves Russian classics. It combines the unique Nabokov's style with the wonderful plot of Lewis Carroll's masterpiece. Don't expect to see the exact [... more]
$7.95
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Lolita: A Screenplay
Nabokov's Screenplaying: Lolita: a Screenplay is recommended reading for anyone who loved the novel and appreciates Nabokov's wonderful sense of humor. The story goes that Nabokov presented his screenplay to Kubrick, who told him, "Look, regardless [... more]
$13.00
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Pnin (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics)
A Russian In America: This book is truly a masterful work by Nabokov. In a brief summary, the book is like Kafka with a great sense of humor. Yet Kafka never really has a sense of humor, so it is unique to Nabokov. The story depicts a Russian immigrant [... more]
$14.62
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Pale Fire (Penguin Modern Classics)
Amazon.com Review: Like Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire is a masterpiece that imprisons us inside the mazelike head of a mad émigré. Yet Pale Fire is more outrageously hilarious, and its narrative convolutions make the earlier book [... more]
$16.50
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Lolita (in French) (French Edition)
Amazon.com Review: Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita triggers a deep conflict within the American psyche about crossing the line between love and the perverse lust for a child. In the bestselling audiobook, Jeremy Irons delivers a smooth, calculating [... more]
$24.95
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Lectures on Literature
Solid example of Nabokov's literary perspective: Some time back, I reviewed "Crime and Punishment" for Amazon. One of the commentators on my review suggested that I take a look at Vladimir Nabokov's critical analysis of Dostoevsky. So, via [... more]
$17.00
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King, Queen, Knave (Penguin Modern Classics)
Well, well, well...: It has taken me a long time, but I have finally found what I consider to be a mediocre piece of writing by Nabokov. Apparently he partially wrote it languidly sprawled on a beach sometime during an idle period in his late twenties, [... more]
$20.65
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The Real Life of Sebastian Knight (NEW DIRECTIONS PAPERBOOK)
Amazon.com Review: "I am very happy that you liked that little book," wrote Vladimir Nabokov to Edmund Wilson in 1941. "As I think I told you, I wrote it five years ago, in Paris, on the implement called bidet as a writing desk--because we [... more]
$12.95
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