| Man from the USSR & Other Plays: And Other Plays Contributor(s): Nabokov, Vladimir (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156569450 ISBN-13: 9780156569453 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $19.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1985 Annotation: These four plays and the two essays on drama that accompany them were written in Russian during Nabokov's emigre years in Germany and France, before his published work in English earned him his reputation as a supreme magician of language. As his son, Dmitri, reveals in the introduction, many of the Nabokovian themes that were to dazzle future generations of readers made their first appearance in these works. The title play, a five-act drama portraying the illusory hopes of the emigre community: The Event, a "dramatic comedy" set in a pre-Revolutionary Russian town: two one-act plays cast in blank verse (The Grand-dad and The Pole): and Nabokov's two essays on drama comprise an enlightening presentation of the early work of a literary genius. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General - Drama | Women Authors - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 891.724 |
| LCCN: 84010862 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.5" W x 8.66" (1.00 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Four plays and two essays on drama, written during Nabokov's migr years before his writings in English earned him worldwide fame. Translated and with Introductions by Dmitri Nabokov. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nabokov, Vladimir: - Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), Russian-born poet, novelist, literary critic, translator, and essayist was awarded the National Medal for Literature for his life's work in 1973. He taught literature at Wellesley, Stanford, Cornell, and Harvard. He is the author of many works including Lolita, Pale Fire, Ada, and Speak, Memory. |