"Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany, a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable, happy; one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved was not loved; and his life ended in disaster." Thus begins Vladimir Nabokov's Laughter in the Dark this, the author tells us, is the whole story-except that he starts from here, with his characteristic dazzling skill and irony, and brilliantly turns a fable into a chilling, original novel of folly and destruction. Amidst a Weimar-era milieu of silent film stars, artists, and aspirants, Nabokov creates a merciless masterpiece as Albinus, an aging critic, falls prey to his own desires, to his teenage mistress, and to Axel Rex, the scheming rival for her affections who finds his greatest joy in the downfall of others.
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- Author
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Language
- English
- Type
- Crime, Classic Literature
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 308
- Publication Date
- 2006
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780811216746
Additional Specifications
- Books Adapted to TV Series / Movies
- Yes
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