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Nabokov's Quartet
''Nabokov's Quartet'' is a collection of four of Vladimir Nabokov's short stories. The collection was first published by Phaedra, New York in 1966. It contains the following short stories: * " An Affair of Honor" * "Lik" * "The Vane Sisters" * " The Visit to the Museum" The latter two were reprinted in 1968 in ''Nabokov's Congeries'', and "Lik" and "The Vane Sisters" are included in '' Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories'' (1975). All four stories were published again posthumously within ''The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov ''The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov'' (in some British editions, ''The Collected Stories'') is a posthumous collection of every known short story that Vladimir Nabokov ever wrote, with the exception of "The Enchanter". In the current printing of this ...''. {{Vladimir Nabokov Short story collections by Vladimir Nabokov 1966 short story collections ... [...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] |
Short Stories
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities around the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century. Definition The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance, and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. The short story is sometimes referred to as a genre. Determining what exactly defines a short story has been recurrently problematic. A classic definition of a short story i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaedra (publisher)
Phaedra may refer to: Mythology * Phaedra (mythology), Cretan princess, daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë, wife of Theseus Arts and entertainment * ''Phaedra'' (Cabanel), an 1880 painting by Alexandre Cabanel Film * ''Phaedra'' (film), a 1962 film by Jules Dassin based on the Phaedra myth * Phaedra Cinema, a distributor of films in the US of the late 20th century Music * ''Phaedra'' (album) (1974), by the electronic music group Tangerine Dream ** ''Phaedra 2005'', a later album by Tangerine Dream * ''Phaedra'' (cantata), a cantata by Benjamin Britten based on the Phaedra myth * Phaedra, a mysterious woman referred to in the song "Some Velvet Morning" sung by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood * ''Phaedra'' (opera), an opera by Hans Werner Henze based on the Phaedra myth * Phèdre (opera), an opera by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne * Phaedra (Phèdre), a character in the opera ''Hippolytus and Aricia'' by Jean-Philippe Rameau * Phaedra (CD label), an independent classical CD-label, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Affair Of Honor (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] |
Lik (story) , a popular distributor of Asian electronics
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Lik or Ngelik is a part of an Indonesian gamelan composition that contrasts from the surrounding section, either the ompak or merong. Lik or LIK may also refer to: People Surname * Hon Lik or Hon Li (born 1951), Chinese pharmacist who invented the modern electronic cigarette *Peter Lik (born 1959), Australian photographer Others *''LIK'', full title ''Literatura, Izkustvo i Kultura'', Bulgarian monthly magazine *Lik Sang Lik Sang () was a popular distributor of Asian electronics. The company sold import games, toys, figures, anime-related items, and obscure adapters and controllers for various video game platforms. Lik Sang closed as of October 24, 2006, as a res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vane Sisters
"The Vane Sisters" is a short story by Vladimir Nabokov, written in March 1951. It is famous for providing one of the most extreme examples of an unreliable narrator. It was first published in the Winter 1958 issue of ''The Hudson Review'' and then reprinted in ''Encounter'' during 1959. The story was included in '' Nabokov's Quartet'' (1966), '' Nabokov's Congeries'' (1968; reprinted as ''The Portable Nabokov'', 1971), ''Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories'' (1975), and ''The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov'' (1995). The narrator, a professor, recounts his experiences with the two sisters, and meditates upon the possibility of intervention by ghosts into his reality. Plot summary On his usual Sunday afternoon stroll, the narrator, a French literature professor at a women's college, watches icicles dripping from a nearby eave with intense meditation. He walks on, and is distracted by the reddish shadows cast by a parking meter and restaurant sign. He runs into D., a former colleague ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Visit To The Museum
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabokov's Congeries
''Nabokov's Congeries'' was a collection of work by Vladimir Nabokov published in 1968 and reprinted in 1971 as ''The Portable Nabokov''. Because Nabokov supervised its production less than a decade before he died, it is useful in attempting to identify which works Nabokov considered to be his best, especially among his short stories. Contents * Editor's Introduction by Page Stegner * A Bibliographical Note * Vladimir Nabokov: A Chronology The Artist Himself * From ''Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited'' Eleven Stories * "Terra Incognita" * " Cloud, Castle, Lake" (Облако, озеро, башня) * " The Visit to the Museum" (Посещение музея) * " Spring in Fialta" (Весна в Фиальте) * " That in Aleppo Once..." * " The Assistant Producer" * "Signs and Symbols" * "First Love" * "Lance" * " The Vane Sisters" * " Scenes from the Life of a Double Monster" Essays and Criticism * On a Book Entitled '' Lolita'' * Introduction to ''Bend Sinister'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrants Destroyed And Other Stories
''Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories'' is a collection of thirteen short stories by Vladimir Nabokov. All but the last one were written in Russian by Nabokov between 1924 and 1939 as an expatriate in Berlin, Paris, and Menton, and later translated into English by him and his son, Dmitri Nabokov. These stories appeared first individually in the Russian émigré press. The last story was written in English in Ithaca, New York in 1951. The collection was published in 1974. Stories included * " Tyrants Destroyed" * "A Nursery Tale" * "Music" * " Lik" * " Recruiting" * " Terror" * "The Admiralty Spire" * "A Matter of Chance" * " In Memory of L. I. Shigaev" * "Bachmann" * "Perfection" * "Vasiliy Shishkov" * "The Vane Sisters "The Vane Sisters" is a short story by Vladimir Nabokov, written in March 1951. It is famous for providing one of the most extreme examples of an unreliable narrator. It was first published in the Winter 1958 issue of ''The Hudson Review'' and then ..." {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stories Of Vladimir Nabokov
''The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov'' (in some British editions, ''The Collected Stories'') is a posthumous collection of every known short story that Vladimir Nabokov ever wrote, with the exception of "The Enchanter". In the current printing of this work, sixteen stories not previously published in English are translated by the author's son, Dmitri Nabokov. The collection was first published in America by Alfred A. Knopf in 1995. As initially published, the collection included 65 stories. Nabokov's first collection of short stories, Nabokov's Dozen ''Nabokov's Dozen'' (1958) a collection of 13 short stories by Vladimir Nabokov previously published in American magazines. (Nine of them also previously appeared in '' Nine Stories''.) All were later reprinted within ''The Stories of Vladimir N ..., contained thirteen total stories, which made for the structure of all of his subsequent collections, four in his lifetime. In the introduction to the collection, Dmitri Nabokov explains th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Story Collections By Vladimir Nabokov
Short may refer to: Places * Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon * Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place People * Short (surname) * List of people known as the Short Arts, entertainment, and media * Short film, a cinema format (also called film short or short subject) * Short story, prose generally readable in one sitting * ''The Short-Timers'', a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by Gustav Hasford, about military short-timers in Vietnam Brands and enterprises * Short Brothers, a British aerospace company * Short Brothers of Sunderland, former English shipbuilder Computing and technology * Short circuit, an accidental connection between two nodes of an electrical circuit * Short integer, a computer datatype Finance * Short (finance), stock-trading position * Short snorter, a banknote signed by fellow travelers, common during World War II Foodstuffs * Short pastry, one which is rich in butte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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