Bend Sinister
Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov
This title is part of the fabulous new hardback library of 22 Vladimir Nabokov books, publishing over the coming year, with an elegant new jacket and text design. The state has been recently taken over and is being run by the tyrannical and philistine 'Average Man' party. Under the slogans of equality and happiness for all, it has done away with individualism and freedom of thought. Only John Krug, a brilliant philosopher, stands up to the regime. His antagonist, the leader of the new party, is his old school enemy, Paduk - known as the 'Toad'. Grieving over his wife's recent death, Krug is at first dismissive of Paduk's activities and sees no threat in them. But the sinister machine which Paduk has set in motion may prove stronger than the individual, stronger even than the grotesque 'Toad' himself.
General Information
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Classics
- : 0.356
- : 31 January 2012
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 June 2012
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Vladimir Nabokov
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 813.54
- : 304
More About The Product
He did us all an honour by electing to use, and transform, our language -- Anthony Burgess Nabokov can move you to laughter in the way that masters can - to laughter that is near to tears Guardian
Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) was one of the great writers of the twentieth century, as well as a translator and lepidopterist. His works include, from the Russian novels, The Luzhin Defense and The Gift; from the English novels, Lolita, Pnin, Pale Fire and Ada; the autobiographical Speak, Memory; translations of Alice in Wonderland into Russian and Eugene Onegin into English; and lectures on literature. All of the fiction and Speak, Memory are published in Penguin.
