Vladimir Nabokov
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| Original Title: | Камера обскура |
| ISBN: | 0811216748 (ISBN13: 9780811216746) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Albert Albinus, Margot Peters, Axel Rex, Elisabeth Albinus |
| Setting: | Berlin(Germany) |
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"Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany, a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable, happy; one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved; was not loved; and his life ended in disaster." Thus begins Vladimir Nabokov's Laughter in the Dark; this, the author tells us, is the whole story except that he starts from here, with his characteristic dazzling skill and irony, and brilliantly turns a fable into a chilling, original novel of folly and destruction. Amidst a Weimar-era milieu of silent film stars, artists, and aspirants, Nabokov creates a merciless masterwork as Albinus, an aging critic, falls prey to his own desires, to his teenage mistress, and to Axel Rex, the scheming rival for her affections who finds his greatest joy in the downfall of others. Published first in Russian as Kamera Obskura in 1932, this book appeared in Nabokov's own English translation six years later. This New Directions edition, based on the text as Nabokov revised it in 1960, features a new introduction by Booker Prize-winner John Banville.Itemize Epithetical Books Laughter in the Dark
| Title | : | Laughter in the Dark |
| Author | : | Vladimir Nabokov |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 292 pages |
| Published | : | September 17th 2006 by New Directions (first published 1932) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Cultural. Russia. Literature. Russian Literature. Novels |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 12213 Users | 813 ReviewsNotice Epithetical Books Laughter in the Dark
Laughter in the Dark, written by the author of the controversial classic Lolita, is as unforgettable as it is original. The main character, an aspiring filmmaker, finds himself caught up in a dramatic love triangle involving his mistress and another man. Poetically written and vividly picturesque, this novel is undoubtedly worth reading.Bought in a Camden bookstore, read largely in Atlanta airport. Simple premise, precise execution. More of an elongated story than a novel despite the sinister conclusion.
Камера обскура [Camera Obskura] = Laughter in the Dark, Vladimir NabokovLaughter in the Dark (Original Russian title: Камера обскура, Camera obscura) is a novel written by Vladimir Nabokov and serialised in Sovremennye Zapiski in 1932. The book deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship. In 1955, Nabokov used this theme again with Lolita to a much differently developed effect.Albinus is a respected, reasonably happy
"Death is often the point of life's joke" Vladimir Nabokov, Laughter in the Dark Death," he had said on another occasion, "seems to be merely a bad habit, which nature is at present powerless to overcome. Vladimir Nabokov, Laughter in the DarkAn early Nabokov with many funky allusions to Tolstoy, anticipations and presages of Lolita, and obviously -- plenty of Nabokovian black humor from beginning to end. As a independent work, I don't think it belongs in the top tier of Nabokov's lush ouvre,
I'm sticking up for this book. A lot of the reviews I've read have panned it, but they shouldn't. It's a great book.The protagonist is a philandering middle-aged art critic named Albinus. He sets out to get a mistress--with disastrous results. The mistress he secures, Margot, is a vamp, a femme fatale, a pouting silver screen siren, a Louise Brooks look-alike who leads poor blundering Albinus around by his balls and his wallet. She demands they go on extravagant vacations. She throws temper
The flawed human. The insecure being who seeks validation. The manipulated partner. The depressed one who seeks happiness in another life, in order to avoid responsibility and routine. The neglectful father. Still, somewhere in the dimly lit pages of this book, there is a woman who has dedicated her life to him, one who sees in him the person he is unable to see, one who has helped him morph into the man he has become, one who understands he is living a delusion. Nabokov dedicated this novel to
Original published under the name 'Camera Obscura', Vladimir Nabokov was so displeased with the quality of it's first English translation in 1936 he personally took to changing it under the now title 'Laughter in the Dark' and this becomes the first foreign novel I have read that was actually translated by the writer himself. And If there's one thing that strikes me about Nabokov, it's the impression I get that his mind was never too far away from lust and desire, whether that be writing, having
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