Despair
"Despair" (1934) is the sixth novel by Vladimir Nabokov, written in Berlin, and his third psychological-criminal novel, after "The King, Queen, Knave" and "The Eye," rejecting the conventions of this genre. Hermann, a Berlin merchant of Russian-German descent, convinced of... his own genius, plots a crime that, like a work of art, should become a masterpiece of ingenuity and impeccable execution. However, life turns out to be much sharper and more artistic than the flawed scheme, whose distorted mirror only distorts reality. The first-person narrative form, the hero-narrator's belief in his own exceptionalism, and the brilliant prose bring "Despair" closer to "Lolita," written twenty years later.
Author: НАБОКОВ В.В.
Printhouse: AST
Series: Exclusive: Russian Classics
Age restrictions: 12+
Year of publication: 2024
ISBN: 9785171650773
Number of pages: 192
Size: 181x115x15 mm
Cover type: мягкая
Weight: 138 g
ID: 1668692
