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Laughter in the Dark (Original Russian title: Ка́мера обску́ра, Camera obscura) is a novel written by Vladimir Nabokov and serialised in Sovremennye zapiski in 1932. [1] The first English translation, Camera Obscura , was made by Winifred Roy and published in London in 1936 by Johnathan Long, the paperback imprint of Hutchinson ...
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
- 1932
Amidst a Weimar-era milieu of silent film stars, artists, and aspirants, Nabokov creates a merciless masterwork 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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- Vladimir Nabokov
Dec 17, 1989 · 4.4 478 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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 ...
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- Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
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About Laughter in the Dark. 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.
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Paperback
Jun 5, 2010 · Written 23 years before Lolita, Laughter in the Dark may not have its successor's reach and subtlety, but it contains a final scene that is truly devastating.
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,...
Feb 16, 2011 · Books. Laughter in the Dark. 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...
