Invitation to a beheading
(Book)
Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1989.
Status
Aurora Hills - Adult Fiction
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| Central - Adult Fiction | F NABOK | Checked Out | May 7, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 1989.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
223 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Priglashenie na kaznʹ.
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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