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The Original of Laura
(Dying Is Fun) A Novel in Fragments
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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The Original of Laura
Dr Philip Wild, a man of brilliance, wit, fortune and tremendous bulk, is used to suffering humiliations at the hands of his wife, the younger, slender, and rudely promiscuous Flora. But in a novel, a 'maddening masterpiece' documenting her infidelities, written by one of her lovers and given to the doctor, she appears as My Laura.
The late Vladimir Nabokov requested that this unfinished work be destroyed, but his son, Dmitri, did not oblige. The result is a remarkable, provocative look at Nabokov's creative genius.
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The final masterwork that was nearly destroyed, from one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century.
Dr Philip Wild, a man of brilliance, wit, fortune and tremendous bulk, is used to suffering humiliations at the hands of his wife, the younger, slender, and rudely promiscuous Flora. But in a novel, a 'maddening masterpiece' documenting her infidelities, written by one of her lovers and given to the doctor, she appears as My Laura. Dishonoured, Wild still finds pleasure in life, by indulging in self-annihilation, beginning with the removal of his toes.
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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The Original of Laura is seen as a controversial yet intriguing glimpse into Nabokov's unique narrative style, providing a fragmented storyline that reflects the complexity of his themes. Some reviewers appreciate the unfinished nature of the work as it allows readers insight into the creative process of a literary genius, showcasing his playful yet profound exploration of mortality and desire. Others express disappointment, noting that the incomplete manuscript leaves an impression of being both enigmatic and underdeveloped.
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ISBN: 9780141191164
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 December 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Dmitri Nabokov
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 272g
Pages: 304
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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