Invitation to a Beheading
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Product Information
| ISBN | 9780141185606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vladimir Nabokov |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.148 |
| Publishing Date | 26/04/2001 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €14.15 |
| Tax | €0.85 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €15.00 |
| Availability | +20 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
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''.