The Original of Laura - (Dying Is Fun) A Novel in Fragments (Paperback)


The Original of Laura is Vladimir Nabokov's final, incredible unfinished novel in fragments. 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.

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The Original of Laura is Vladimir Nabokov's final, incredible unfinished novel in fragments. 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.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Penguin Classics

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Penguin Modern Classics

Release date

December 2012

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

First published

December 2012

Authors

Introduction by

Dimensions

198 x 128 x 25mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

277

ISBN-13

978-0-14-119116-4

Barcode

9780141191164

Categories

LSN

0-14-119116-3



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