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Invitation to a Beheading

byVladimir Nabokov

Who is this book for? Readers interested in surrealism, existential themes, and literary classics.

Topics Perception of truthCapital punishmentCondemned manPhilosophy of deathExistential crisisAbsurdityReality vs illusionMoral ambiguityUnreliable narratorIdentity crisisDeathSurvivalIdentity
MoodMysterious, Melancholic
ViolenceModerate
Written in Berlin in 1934, Invitation to a Beheading contains all the surprise, excitement and magical intensity of a work created in two brief weeks of sustained inspiration. It takes us into the fantastic prison-world of Cincinnatus, a man condemned to death and spending his last days in prison not quite knowing when the end will come. Nabokov described the book as 'a violin in a void. The worldling will deem it a trick. Old men will hurriedly turn from it to regional romances and the lives of public figures ... The evil-minded will perceive in little Emmie a sister of little Lolita ... But I know a few readers who will jump up, ruffling their hair'.

Language

en

Published on

26/04/2001

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780141185606

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