The Original of Laura by Nabokov, Vladimir; Nabokov, Dmitri [Preface] - 2009-11-17

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New York. 2009. November 2009. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780307271891. 279 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. keywords: Literature Russia America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - When Vladimir Nabokov died in 1977, he left instructions for his heirs to burn the 138 handwritten index cards that made up the rough draft of his final and unfinished novel, The Original of Laura. But Nabokov's wife, Vera, could not bear to destroy her husband's last work, and when she died, the fate of the manuscript fell to her son. Dmitri Nabokov, now seventy-five--the Russian novelist's only surviving heir, and translator of many of his books--has wrestled for three decades with the decision of whether to honor his father's wish or preserve for posterity the last piece of writing of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. His decision finally to allow publication of the fragmented narrative--dark yet playful, preoccupied with mortality--affords us one last… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2009. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 278 pp., Edited by Dmitri Nabokov. .

New York: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0307271897 . International orders may require additional postage. ; A Novel in Fragments; 9.40 X 6.60 X 1.70 inches; 304 pages .