Laughter in the Dark

Informationen zum Autor Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) was one of the great writers of the twentieth century, as well as a translator and lepidopterist. His works include, from the Russian novels, The Luzhin Defense and The Gift ; from the English novels, Lolita, Pnin, Pale Fire and Ada ; the autobiographical Speak, Memory ; translations of Alice in Wonderland into Russian and Eugene Onegin into English; and lectures on literature. All of the fiction and Speak, Memory are published in Penguin. Klappentext In Berlin there lived a man called Albinus. He was rich! respectable and happy but one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress he loved. He was not loved in return! however! and his life ended in disaster. Zusammenfassung In Berlin there lived a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable and happy but one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress he loved. He was not loved in return, however, and his life ended in disaster. The original Russian text of this novel was published in 1933.

Product details

• Authors: Vladimir Nabokov, Nabokov Vladimir
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9780141196954
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119695-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: The Penguin Vladimir Nabokov Hardback Collection; Penguin Classics; The Penguin Vladimir Nabokov Hardback Collection
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; Fiction in translation