The enchanter
Subtitle: Nabokov and happiness
By: Lila Azam Zanganeh
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780393079920
Subjects: Happiness in literature; Criticism and interpretation
Description: Discusses the hidden joy to be found in reading the works of Vladimir Nabokov, describing the experiences of time, memory, sexual passion, nature, loss and love as experienced in "The Gift," "Speak," "Memory," and "Ada."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1.A Dreamer's Extravagant Happiness; title: 2.Happiness in a Bright Dot of Memory; title: 3.Happiness, or at Least a Part of It; title: 4.A Burst of Happiness; title: 5.A Summary of Six Mad Hatters' Happiness; title: 6.Happiness Across a Transparent Abyss; title: 7.Happiness, Counterclockwise; title: 8.Writing Happiness: A Practical Handbook; title: 9.Sundry Details of Happiness; title: 10.April Happiness in Arizona; title: 11.Natural and Unnatural Happiness; title: 12.A Reader's Adventure in Happiness; title: 13.The Crunch of Happiness; title: 14.Happiness Through the Looking Glass; title: 15.Particles of Happiness.