King, Queen, Knave
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Product Information
| ISBN | 9780141185774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vladimir Nabokov |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.216 |
| Publishing Date | 22/02/2001 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €14.15 |
| Tax | €0.85 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €15.00 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
''Vladimir Nabokov was a literary genius'' David Lodge
''Of all my novels this bright brute is the gayest'', Nabokov wrote of King,Queen, Knave. Comic, sensual and cerebral, it dramatizes an Oedipal love triangle, a tragi-comedy of husband, wife and lover, through Dreyer the rich businessman, his ripe-lipped ad mercenary wife Martha, and their bespectacled nephew Franz. ''If a resolute Freudian manages to slip in'' - Nabokov darts a glance to the reader - ''he or she should be warned that a number of cruel traps have been set here and there...