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Ada or Ardor

By Vladimir Nabokov
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Ada or Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov is a richly detailed and complex chronicle of a lifelong love affair between intimately connected characters. Set in an alternate universe with lush descriptions and intricate storytelling, it explores themes of time, memory, and passion. The novel delves into the protagonists' intertwined lives, creating a tapestry of romance and nostalgia.
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This book may appeal to you if you appreciate intricate narratives layered with romance, memory, and themes around art. Vladimir Nabokov's storytelling style often infuses his work with lyrical prose, complex character development, and a somewhat unorthodox look at time and love, making it a compelling read for those who enjoy sophisticated, mind-bending fiction.

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Ada or Ardor

A romance that follows Ada from her first childhood meeting with Van Veen on his uncle's country estate, in a 'dream-bright' America, through eighty years of rapture, as they cross continents, are continually parted and reunited, come to learn the strange truth about their singular relationship.

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Nabokov's other great love story, following an extraordinary relationship across decades and continents.

Written in mischievous and magically flowing prose, Ada or Ardor is a romance that follows Ada from her first childhood meeting with Van Veen on his uncle's country estate, in a 'dream-bright' America, through eighty years of rapture, as they cross continents, are continually parted and reunited. They come to learn the strange truth about their singular relationship and, decades later, put their extraordinary experiences into words.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Ada or Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov is often praised for its complex narrative and rich language, hailed as a masterful example of postmodern literature. Reviewers commend its intricate exploration of time, memory, and forbidden love, though some note that its dense prose and unconventional structure can be challenging. This unique combination of provocative themes and vivid imagery frequently leaves readers either mesmerised or perplexed.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141181875

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 April 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 342g

Pages: 496

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About the Author

Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), born in St Petersburg, exiled in Cambridge, Berlin, and Paris, became the greatest Russian writer of the first half of the twentieth century. Fleeing to the US with his family in 1940, he then became the greatest writer in English of the second half of the century, and even 'God's own novelist' (William Deresiewicz). He lived in Europe from 1959 onwards, and died in Montreux, Switzerland. All his major works - novels, stories, an autobiography, poems, plays, lectures, essays and reviews - are published in Penguin Modern Classics.

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