Invitation to a Beheading

NABOKOV, Vladimir

Published by NY: Putnam, 1959

Condition: Fine Hardcover

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First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A superior copy, the white jacket is in much nicer than usual condition. The novel is often described as Kafkaesque, but Nabokov claimed that at the time he wrote the book, he was unfamiliar with German and "completely ignorant" of Franz Kafka's work. Nabokov interrupted his work on The Gift in order to write Invitation to a Beheading, describing the creation of the first draft as "one fortnight of wonderful excitement and sustained inspiration." Some scholars have argued that the central plot of Invitation to a Beheading has its roots in Chernyshevski, a character from The Gift. Another view is that the novel functions as a roman � clef with the Platonic Socrates as its target. While Nabokov stated in an interview that of all his novels, he held the greatest affection for Lolita, it was for Invitation to a Beheading that he held the greatest "esteem". Seller Inventory # 414

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Title: Invitation to a Beheading

Publisher: NY: Putnam

Publication Date: 1959

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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