Thirteen strangely wrought,ingeniously crafted stories make upNabokov's baker's dozen. In some of these stories shadowy people passthrough,cooped up by life,with nowhere to escape to. Their dreams liestifled,smothered by routine and repetition,and frustrations lurk inall thecorners. In others,elusive glimpses of fleeting happiness,whichflutter away before they can be snatched,waylay their victims.Like theshimmer of the sea,the gleam of a glass caught by the sun,theysparkle brilliantly only to dissolve again.
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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241302484Number of pages: 176Weight: 140 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 18 mm
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At their best they display a Lawrentian power of evocation,a Proustian depth of subtlty,sadness and loss
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