The Complete Short Stories of Vladimir Nabokov

The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov

"These short stories are a miracle of English literature."
★ The Complete Short Stories of Vladimir Nabokov, the "Wizard of Words." ★ Masterful novelistic technique, dark and turbulent contemporary allegories, and a lifelong theme of destiny. ★ He captures the ever-changing world with a mastery unmatched in his time. "The Complete Short Stories of Vladimir Nabokov" is a complete collection of the short stories of the literary master. These 68 stories, each with its own distinct style, are compiled chronologically by Nabokov's son, Dmitri. At night, a man at his desk is disturbed by an unexpected guest, who turns out to be a wood elf from his hometown; a long-lost son reunites with his mother, but shows up at an extremely awkward moment; an exiled barber named "Razor" shaves the man who once persecuted him; the groom has to report the bride's death to his father-in-law after the honeymoon; a shy dreamer makes a soul deal with the devil... In these dark and magical stories, Nabokov perfectly demonstrates dazzling novel techniques, wild imagination and intellectual games, as well as fascinating insights into the inevitable ambiguity and loss in life, and is known as "the miracle of English literature."
Called "one of those rare writers who writes with natural talent," Nabokov's unique style is unforgettable. He maintains the distinct qualities of his native Russian while fully integrating the vitality of English, forging a new path in writing. He employs dazzling puns, metaphors, parody, and irony to construct a free realm of words, a countermeasure to the growing mediocrity and brutality of human nature. "Since Shakespeare, no other writer has crafted and manipulated language with such agility, wit, and creativity," commented the Daily Mail.
Updike praised it: "It is difficult to find such a dynamic spokesperson for the power of imagination."
A masterful novelist's technique, a dark and turbulent allegory of the present, the echo of a lifetime's memory. Welcome to the world of Nabokov's fiction. If words can evoke the purest sensory enjoyment, nothing else can do it.

2024-04-01

上海译文出版社

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