Written in Berlin in 1934, Invitation to a Beheading contains all the surprise, excitement and magical intensity of a work created in two brief weeks of sustained inspiration. It takes us into the fantastic prison-world of Cincinnatus, a man condemned to death and spending his last days in prison not quite knowing when the end will come. Nabokov described the book as ‘a violin in a void. The worldling will deem it a trick. Old men will hurriedly turn from it to regional romances and the lives of public figures … The evil-minded will perceive in little Emmie a sister of little Lolita … But I know a few readers who will jump up, ruffling their hair’.
Invitation to a Beheading
13.24€
Invitation to a Beheading
ISBN: 9780141185606
13.24€
ISBN:
9780141185606
Κατηγορία: Historical Novels
Περιγραφή
Επιπλέον πληροφορίες
Διαστάσεις | 1.1 × 12.7 × 19.6 cm |
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Paperback / softback |
Βάρος | 148 g |