Vladimir Nabokov, Alphabet in Color (ISBN 1584231394)

No student of Nabokov's literary work should pass up the opportunity to peruse this unique and original study:
Renowned twentieth-century literary author Vladimir Nabokov maintained that he could "hear" color. Enhanced with the memorable and interpretative illustrations of Jean Holabird, Alphabet In Color showcases what Nabokov heard with respect to colors would manifest visually to the rest of us with charming, vibrant, synesthetic colored letters. No student of Nabokov's literary work (which included "Lolita", "The Gift", "Pale Fire", "The Defense", "Invitation to a Beheading", Pnin", "Ada", and so much more) should pass up the opportunity to peruse this unique and original study of Nabokov's appreciation of color and its role in western literature.

commercial with private press appeal:
This commercially produced and priced book has the appearance of a private press book. recommended not only for Nabokov admirers

Only slightly amused.:
The book is a bit quaint to glance at, but actually owning the thing is rather unnecessary. In all actuality, Nabokov's description of his synesthesia in Speak, Memory (here quoted and illustrated) is more than sufficient for the interested. Illustrating it proves to be diminutive and demeaning. The whole point of synesthesia is that it does not take place on the physical, universally-visible plane, and those visual artists who have "successfully" explored synesthesia in their paintings, etc. have not done so in the very literal manner that this book undertakes. Any fellow synesthesate is bound to be disappointed and frustrated by the very literal paintings of Nabokov's personal alphabet and will find that the synesthesate's experience is not captured at all. Non-synesthesates will likely fall to the misfortune of idealizing Nabokov's condition and will be only further from understanding the beautiful, solipsizing, exceedingly personal perspective with which synesthesia burdens its subject. In short, just read Nabokov and use your imagination.

Synthesia, anyone? Why not if it manifests itself the way it did with Vladimir Nabokov?:
Vladimir Nabokov had synesthesia, a "mixing of the senses" that in his case manifested itself as "audition coloree" or the "involuntary attribution of colors to the sound of letters." In this thin volume, Jean Holabird seeks to interpret Nabokov's "delightful account of his own vivid version of the condition" through visual renderings of portions of the text of Nabokov's autobiography Speak, Memory where he described how he saw every letter of the alphabet in color, e.g. "The long a of the English alphabet has for me the tint of weathered wood" and "Noodle-limp l" (the lowercase l written in script like spaghetti twisted to form a loop). After "reading" the book, my husband said he would not mind having synesthesia himself - proof positive that Holabird made the condition appear appealing through her interpretation of it where Nabokov was concerned, at least.

Amazing Synaesthesia Alphabet:
This book helps you to understand synaesthesia (in this case, seeing the sounds of the alphabet as colors) as well as Nabokov's genius writing style. Plus it's a truly beautiful physical object, thoughtfully presented and satisfying to flip through. 100% recommended!