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A Russian Beauty And Other Stories
''A Russian Beauty and Other Stories'' is a collection of thirteen short stories by Russian author Vladimir Nabokov. The short stories in this collection were originally written in Russian between 1927 and 1940 under the pseudonym Vladimir Sirin. Before being collated into short story collections, some were published by various European Russian émigré newspapers and magazines. This collection was published in English in 1973 by McGraw-Hill in New York, it was translated by Nabokov himself and his son Dmitri Nabokov as well as Simon Karlinsky who collaborated with the author to translate the first short story " A Russian Beauty". Stories included * " A Russian Beauty" written in 1934 * " The Leonardo" written in 1933 * " Torpid Smoke" written in 1935 * " Breaking the News" written in 1935 * " Lips to Lips" written in 1932 * " A Visit to the Museum" written in 1931 * "An Affair of Honor" written in 1927 * "Terra Incognita ''Terra incognita'' or ''terra ignota'' (Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (russian: link=no, Владимир Владимирович Набоков ; 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (), was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian (1926–1938) while living in Berlin, where he met his wife. He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States, where he began writing in English. Nabokov became an American citizen in 1945 and lived mostly on the East Coast before returning to Europe in 1961, where he settled in Montreux, Switzerland. From 1948 to 1959, Nabokov was a professor of Russian literature at Cornell University. Nabokov's 1955 novel '' Lolita'' ranked fourth on Modern Library's list of the 100 best 20th-century novels in 2007 and is considered one of the greatest 20th-century works of literature. Nabokov's ''Pale Fire'', published in 1962, was ranked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Visit To The Museum
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Circle (short Story)
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The Potato Elf
"The Potato Elf" (''Kartofel'nyy el'f'') is a short story written in Russian by Vladimir Nabokov in Berlin where it was first published in the émigré daily ''Rul'' in 1929 and then included in 1929 collection ''Vozvrashchenie Chorba'' ("The Return of Chorb"). It was initially translated into English by Serge Bertensen and Irene Kosinska for publication in ''Esquire'' in 1939, and reprinted in ''A Single Voice'' (Collier, London, 1969). Nabokov then retranslated the story and included it in ''A Russian Beauty and Other Stories ''A Russian Beauty and Other Stories'' is a collection of thirteen short stories by Russian author Vladimir Nabokov. The short stories in this collection were originally written in Russian between 1927 and 1940 under the pseudonym Vladimir Sirin ...'' in 1973. Plot summary The Potato Elf whose real name is Fred Dobson is a dwarf who works in the circus where people laugh at him. After a tour through the Continent, he has returned to England. He gets be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solus Rex
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Ultima Thule (short Story)
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A Dashing Fellow
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra Incognita (short Story)
"Terra Incognita" is a short story written in Russian by Vladimir Nabokov that was first published in the émigré journal ''Posledniya Novosti'' in Paris in 1931. Translated by the author and his son, the story was published in English in ''The New Yorker'' in May, 1963, and later added to '' A Russian Beauty and Other Stories''. Plot summary Vallière (who is also the narrator), his friend Gregson, and Cook - "reminiscent of a Shakespearean clown" - are escaping from Zonraki, trying to cross the yet unknown country to reach the Gurano Hills. The mission is ill-fated. Vallière is sick and febrile. Cook takes off with the Badonian porters, the supplies, and the collections. Gregson and Vallière decide to move on, but are soon joined again by the contrite Cook who apparently was left behind by the Badonians. The narrator is experiencing hallucinations as the journey winds down to its end. He sees at times in "ambiguous transparency" a wardrobe, a ceiling, wallpaper, an armchair, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Affair Of Honor (short Story)
"An Affair of Honor" is a short story by the novelist Vladimir Nabokov, written in 1965. Plot In the 1920s, Anton Petrovich, a Russian expatriate residing in Berlin, returns from a business trip to a distressing discovery: his wife has been unfaithful with a friend named Berg. Overwhelmed by anger, Anton confronts Berg, demanding he leave. He leaves a note for his unfaithful wife, instructing her to depart as well. Seeking solace, Anton confides in his friend Mityushin and another acquaintance, Gnuschke, revealing that he has challenged Berg to a duel. They agree to be his seconds, and arrangements for the duel, to be fought with pistols, are set in motion. As the duel day approaches, Anton's fear intensifies; he realizes he lacks the skill to shoot. The night before the duel is sleepless for him. When his seconds arrive the next day, they take a train to the countryside, the chosen dueling ground. Along the way, they pause at a tavern for a glass of beer. Overwhelmed by anxie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lips To Lips
"Lips to Lips" is a short story written in Russian by Vladimir Nabokov in Berlin in or about 1931. It was first published in 1956 as part of the collection '' Vesna v Fialte''. After its translation into English by the author and his son it was first published in ''Esquire'' in 1971 and then in the collection '' A Russian Beauty and Other Stories'' in 1971. Plot summary The Russian émigré writer Ilya Borisovich Tal is struggling with his love story ''Lips to Lips'' about an elderly man and a young woman. He gets advice from his friend Euphratski who suggests to send "your thing" as a serial to ''Arion'', an émigré magazine. The editor lavishes Tal with praise and indicates they "would have been" happy to publish it. Euphratski explains that some money needs to be supplied to support further publications of the magazine, and Tal obliges. The first chapter gets published as a "prologue to a novel" under the pen name "A. Ilyin" although Tal had requested the pen name "I(lya) Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGraw-Hill
McGraw Hill is an American educational publishing company and one of the "big three" educational publishers that publishes educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education. The company also publishes reference and trade publications for the medical, business, and engineering professions. McGraw Hill operates in 28 countries, has about 4,000 employees globally, and offers products and services to about 140 countries in about 60 languages. Formerly a division of The McGraw Hill Companies (later renamed McGraw Hill Financial, now S&P Global), McGraw Hill Education was divested and acquired by Apollo Global Management in March 2013 for $2.4 billion in cash. McGraw Hill was sold in 2021 to Platinum Equity for $4.5 billion. Corporate History McGraw Hill was founded in 1888 when James H. McGraw, co-founder of the company, purchased the ''American Journal of Railway Appliances''. He continued to add further publications, eventually establishing The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking The News (short Story)
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