The Wind From the Past

"The Wind From the Past" (1972) — the next Swiss novel by Vladimir Nabokov following "Ada," in which the receptivity of consciousness and the responsiveness of the soul become, without exaggeration, matters of life and death.
The tragic love story of... the book's hero, Hugh Person, the assistant to the editor-in-chief at a major American publishing house, intertwines with the writing and personal circumstances of his colorful client, Mr. R., and brings the reader closer than ever to Nabokov's "main theme."
The novel, first titled according to the authorized version of the Russian title, is published in a new translation and is accompanied by an afterword, comments, and additional materials highlighting its concept.

Author: НАБОКОВ В.В.

Printhouse: AST

Series: Nabokov's corpus

Age restrictions: 18+

Year of publication: 2023

ISBN: 9785171451257

Number of pages: 224

Size: 210x136x21 mm

Cover type: твердая

Weight: 263 g

ID: 1467104

"The Wind From the Past" (1972) — the next Swiss novel by Vladimir Nabokov following "Ada," in which the receptivity of consciousness and the responsiveness of the soul become, without exaggeration, matters of life and death.
The tragic love story of the book's hero, Hugh Person, the assistant to the editor-in-chief at a major American publishing house, intertwines with the writing and personal circumstances of his colorful client, Mr. R., and brings the reader closer than ever to Nabokov's "main theme."
The novel, first titled according to the authorized version of the Russian title, is published in a new translation and is accompanied by an afterword, comments, and additional materials highlighting its concept.

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