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That other world : Nabokov and the puzzle of exile / Azar Nafisi ; translated from the Persian by Lotfali Khonji ; edited by Azar Nafisi and Valerie Miles.

LIBRA PE64.N34 A3 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nafisi, Azar, author, editor.
Contributor:
Khonji, Lotfali, translator.
Miles, Valerie, 1963- editor.
Class of 1924 Book Fund.
Standardized Title:
Dunyā-yi dīgar. English
Language:
English
Persian
Subjects (All):
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977.
Criticism and interpretation.
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977--Criticism and interpretation.
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.
Exiles in literature.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:
xxx, 341 pages ; 25 cm
Other Title:
Nabokov and the puzzle of exile
Place of Publication:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Language Note:
Originally published in Farsi.
Contents:
Introduction to the English-language edition: Volodya
Life: Speak, memory
Reality: The gift, Look at the harlequins!, The real life of Sebastian Knight
The oppressor and the oppressed: Invitation to a beheading, Bend sinister
Cruelty: Pnin
Genius and madness: Pale fire
Love: Lolita
Heaven and hell: Ada or ardor.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
ISBN:
0300158831
9780300158830
OCLC:
1055261288

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