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'.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141185606Number of pages: 192Weight: 200 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
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