King, Queen, Knave
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| Author | Vladimir Nabokov |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication Date | 2001-02-22 |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780141185774 |
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”Vladimir Nabokov was a literary genius” David Lodge
”Of all my novels this bright brute is the gayest”, Nabokov wrote of King, Queen, Knave. Comic, sensual and cerebral, it dramatizes an Oedipal love triangle, a tragi-comedy of husband, wife and lover, through Dreyer the rich businessman, his ripe-lipped ad mercenary wife Martha, and their bespectacled nephew Franz. ”If a resolute Freudian manages to slip in” – Nabokov darts a glance to the reader – ”he or she should be warned that a number of cruel traps have been set here and there…
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| Weight | 0.216 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2.2 × 19.6 × 16.8 cm |
| Author | Vladimir Nabokov |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint | Penguin Classics |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780141185774 |
| Publication Date | 2001-02-22 |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Country of Publication | GB |
| Language | English |
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