The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
Publisher: Vintage International
Published: 1997-01
Language: eng
Number of pages: 659
ISBN-13: 9780679729976
Description: Here, for the first time, the stories of one of the century's greatest prose stylists are collected in a single, comprehensive volume. Written from the early 1920s - the years of his exile from Russia - to the mid-1950s, when he abandoned the story form and turned to his English-language masterpieces Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada, these stories reveal the fascinating progress of Nabokov's early development as they remind us that we are in the presence of a magnificent original, a genuine master. Edited by his son and translator, Dmitri Nabokov, The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov is a literary event and a celebration of his art.
Table of contents: title: Prefgce; title: THE WOOD-SPRITE; title: RUSSIAN SPOKEN HERE; title: SOUNDS; title: WINGSTROKE; title: GODS; title: A MATTER OF CHANCE; title: THE SEAPORT; title: REVENGE; title: BENEFICENCE; title: DETAILS OF A SUNSET; title: THE THUNDERSTORM; title: LA VENEZIANA; title: BACHMANN; title: THE DRAGON; title: CHRISTMAS; title: A LETTER THAT NEVER REACHED RUSSIA; title: THE FIGHT; title: THE RETURN OF CHORB; title: A GUIDE TO BERLIN; title: A NURSERY TALE; title: TERROR; title: RAZOR; title: THE PASSENGER; title: THE DOORBELL; title: AN AFFAIR OF HONOR; title: THE CHRISTMAS STORY; title: THE POTATO ELF; title: THE AURELIAN; title: A DASHING FELLOW; title: A BAD DAY; title: THE VISIT TO THE MUSEUM; title: A BUSY MAN; title: TERRA INCOGNITA; title: THE REUNION; title: LIPS TO LIPS; title: ORACHE; title: MUSIC; title: PERFECTION; title: THE ADMIRALTY SPIRE; title: THE LEONARDO; title: IN MEMORY OF L. 1. SHIGAEV; title: THE CIRCLE; title: A RUSSIAN BEAUTY; title: BREAKING THE NEWS; title: TORPID SMOKE; title: RECRUITING; title: A SLICE OF LIFE; title: SPRING IN FIALTA; title: CLOUD, CASTLE, LAKE; title: TYRANTS DESTROYED; title: LIK; title: MADEMOISELLE O; title: VASILIY SHISHKOV; title: ULTIMA THULE; title: SOLUS REX; title: THE ASSISTANT PRODUCER; title: "THAT IN ALEPPO ONCE . .; title: A FORGOTTEN POET; title: TIME AND EBB; title: CONVERSATION PIECE,; title: SIGNS AND SYMBOLS; title: FIRST LOVE; title: 1945; title: SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF A DOUBLE MONSTER; title: THE VANE SISTERS; title: LANCE; title: EASTER RAIN; title: Notes; title: Appendix