Written in Berlin in 1934, Invitation to a Beheading contains all the surprise, excitement and magical intensity of a work created in two brief weeks of sustained inspiration. It takes us into the fantastic prison-world of Cincinnatus, a man condemned to death and spending his last days in prison not quite knowing when the end will come. Nabokov described the book as 'a violin in a void. The worldling will deem it a trick. Old men will hurriedly turn from it to regional romances and the lives of public figures ... The evil-minded will perceive in little Emmie a sister of little Lolita ... But I know a few readers who will jump up, ruffling their hair'.
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- Authors:
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780141185606
- Language:
- English
- Number of Pages:
- 192
- Publication Date:
- 26/04/2001
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Series:
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Year Published:
- 2001
- Publication Date:
- 26/04/2001
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Imprint:
- Penguin Classics
- SKU:
- 9780141185606