Invitation to a beheading
(Book)
Uniform Title
Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1989.
ISBN
0679725318, 9780679725312
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside Public Library - Stacks | F NABOKOV | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1989.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
223 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0679725318, 9780679725312
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Priglashenie na kaznʹ.
General Note
"Vintage international"--Title page.
Description
"In an unnamed dream country, the young man Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for "gnostical turpitude, " an imaginary crime that defies definition. Cincinnatus spends his last days in an absurd jail, where he is visited by chimerical jailers, an executioner who masquerades as a fellow prisoner, and by his in-laws, who lug their furniture with them into his cell. When Cincinnatus is led out to be executed, he simply wills his executioners out of existence: they disappear, along with the whole world they inhabit" -- p. [4] of cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nabokov, V. V. (1989). Invitation to a beheading (First Vintage international edition.). Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. 1989. Invitation to a Beheading. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. Invitation to a Beheading Vintage Books, 1989.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich. Invitation to a Beheading First Vintage international edition., Vintage Books, 1989.
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