Bend Sinister - Softcover

Nabokov, Vladimir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140036822 ISBN 13: 9780140036824

Publisher: Penguin, 1974

Synopsis

The state has been recently taken over and is being run by the tyrannical and philistine 'Average Man' party. Under the slogans of equality and happiness for all, it has done away with individualism and freedom of thought. Only John Krug, a brilliant philosopher, stands up to the regime. His antagonist, the leader of the new party, is his old school enemy, Paduk - known as the 'Toad'. Grieving over his wife's recent death, Krug is at first dismissive of Paduk's activities and sees no threat in them. But the sinister machine which Paduk has set in motion may prove stronger than the individual, stronger even than the grotesque 'Toad' himself.

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Review:

He did us all an honour by electing to use, and transform, our language (Anthony Burgess)

Nabokov can move you to laughter in the way that masters can - to laughter that is near to tears (Guardian)

About the Author:

Vladimir Nabokov was born in 1899 in St Petersburg. He wrote his first literary works in Russian, but rose to international prominence as a masterly prose stylist for the novels he composed in English, most famously, Lolita. Between 1923 and 1940 he published novels, short stories, plays, poems and translations in the Russian language and established himself as one of the most outstanding Russian émigré writers. He died in 1977.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 0140036822
• ISBN 13: 9780140036824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208