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Focusing on the central figures of his life--his four wives, his books, and his muse, Dementia--the book leads us to suspect that the fictions Vadim has created as an author have crossed the line between his life's work and his life itself, as the worlds of reality and literary invention grow increasingly indistinguishable.
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Focusing on the central figures of his life--his four wives, his books, and his muse, Dementia--the book leads us to suspect that the fictions Vadim has created as an author have crossed the line between his life's work and his life itself, as the worlds of reality and literary invention grow increasingly indistinguishable.
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One of the twentieth century’s master prose stylists, Vladimir Nabokov was born in St. Petersburg in 1899. He studied French and Russian literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, then lived in Berlin and Paris, where he launched a brilliant literary career. In 1940 he moved to the United States, and achieved renown as a novelist, poet, critic and translator. He taught literature at Wellesley, Stanford, Cornell, and Harvard. In 1961 he moved to Montreux, Switzerland, where he died in 1977.
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Look at the Harlequins! (Twentieth Century Classics S.)
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Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 1991
ISBN 10: 0140181660
ISBN 13: 9780140181661
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A dying man cautiously unravels the mysteries of memory and creation. Vadim is a Russian emigre who, like Nabokov, is a novelist, poet and critic. There are threads linking the fictional hero with his creator as he reconstructs the images of his past from young love to his serious illness. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002785731
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Look at the Harlequins !
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO80245877: 1980. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 196 pages. Texte en anglais. Etiquette collée sur le second plat. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne. Seller Inventory # RO80245877
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