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King, Queen, Knave is the second novel written by Vladimir Nabokov (under his pen name V. Sirin) while living in Berlin and sojourning at resorts in the Baltic.
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
- 1928
King, Queen, Knave. Adopted by his rich uncle from Germany, British teenager Frank falls in-love with his uncle's Italian wife Martha, and has conflicting feelings when she suggests he should kill his uncle in order to have her and the family fortune.
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- Comedy
- Jerzy Skolimowski
- 1977-02
King, Queen, Knave is a 1972 West German comedy film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov.
King, Queen, Knave, novel by Vladimir Nabokov, first published in Russian in 1928 as Korol, dama, valet. With this novel Nabokov began his career-long obsession with gamesmanship, wordplay in several languages, and multiple surreal images and characterizations.
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
- 1928
Nabokov's second novel, KING, QUEEN, KNAVE (1928) is a satirical version of the novel of adultery. All the characters are German and the action is set in Berlin. Lust, not love, is closely examined and the characters' bondage to lust gradually reveals its horrifying aspects.
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Apr 18, 2020 · King, Queen, Knave (1972) On the death of his parents, Frank, a romantic teenager, moves in with his aunt and uncle He quickly falls in love with his beautiful, sophisticated aunt, Martha, and begins to fantasize about her.
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Based on a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, this English-language satirical drama details the experiences of Frank (John Moulder Brown), a young orphan who finds himself deep in the romantic clutches of his uncle's sensual wife.
