TheTragedyofMisterMorn(PenguinTranslatedTexts)

作者 Vladimir Nabokov著Thomas Karshan译Anastasia Tolstoy译
出版社 PenguinClassics
出版时间 2012年7月
ISBN 9780141196329
定价 147.10

内容简介

Morn,amaskedking,rulesoverarealmtowhichhehasrestoredorderafteraviolentrevolution.SecretlyinlovewithMidia,thewifeofabanishedrevolutionary,MornfindshimselffacingrenewedbloodshedanddisasterwhenMidia'shusbandreturns,provokingaduelandthereturnofchaosthatMornhasfoughtsohardtoprevent.ThefirstmajorworkofVladimirNabokov,authorofLolitaandPnin,TheTragedyofMisterMornistranslatedandpublishedinEnglishhereforthefirsttime,andisamovingstudyoftheelusivenessofhappiness,thepowerofimaginationandtheeternalbattlebetweentruthandfantasy.

作者简介

VladimirNabokov(1899-1977)wasborninStPetersburg.HewrotehisfirstliteraryworksinRussian,butrosetointernationalprominenceasamasterlyprosestylistforthenovelshecomposedinEnglish,mostfamously,Lolita.Between1923and1940hepublishednovels,shortstories,plays,poemsandtranslationsandestablishedhimselfasoneofthemostoutstandingRussianémigréwriters.

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