The Feat

"The Feat" (1931), the fourth novel by Vladimir Nabokov, written in Berlin, offers a new perspective on the classic "coming-of-age novel." Nabokov endows his touching hero with some of his own traits and circumstances, while at the same time making... him a person far removed from literature. A Cambridge graduate with the floral name Martyn Edelweiss, a Russian émigré, dreams of accomplishing something exceptional. He travels across Europe, vainly searching for a place to apply his abilities. The vague aspiration that never leaves him gradually takes shape, and he resolves to perform a feat similar to the mythical descent into Hades — to cross the boundary of the possible and return to his own Russian childhood.

Author: Владимир Набоков

Printhouse: AST

Series: Nabokov Corps (soft cover)

Age restrictions: 12+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785171729394

Number of pages: 288

Size: 180x115x23 mm

Cover type: мягкая

Weight: 167 g

ID: 1706792

"The Feat" (1931), the fourth novel by Vladimir Nabokov, written in Berlin, offers a new perspective on the classic "coming-of-age novel." Nabokov endows his touching hero with some of his own traits and circumstances, while at the same time making him a person far removed from literature. A Cambridge graduate with the floral name Martyn Edelweiss, a Russian émigré, dreams of accomplishing something exceptional. He travels across Europe, vainly searching for a place to apply his abilities. The vague aspiration that never leaves him gradually takes shape, and he resolves to perform a feat similar to the mythical descent into Hades — to cross the boundary of the possible and return to his own Russian childhood.

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