Nikolai Gogol [Nabokov]

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Nikolai Gogol. Vladimir Nabokov. Nabokov inverts his biography of Gogol (1809-1852)) by beginning with Gogol's death and ending with his birth. Nabokov's approach is comic, but leads to a serious examination of Gogol, including his literary irrationality, as well as his peculiar life. Nabokov wrote this critical study of Gogol in and around 1944 based on lectures Nabokov delivered while teaching Russian Literature at Wellesley College (MA).

Paperback, New Directions, 1961. 7th printing. 172 pages. About fine, no ownership marks. 1 copy only.