Anatomy of a Short Story : Nabokov's Puzzles, Codes, Signs and Symbols.
Since its first publication in 1948, one of Vladimir Nabokovs shortest short stories, Signs and Symbols, has generated perhaps more interpretations and critical appraisal than any other that he wrote. It has been called one of the greatest short stories ever written and a triumph of economy and forc...
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| Summary: | Since its first publication in 1948, one of Vladimir Nabokovs shortest short stories, Signs and Symbols, has generated perhaps more interpretations and critical appraisal than any other that he wrote. It has been called one of the greatest short stories ever written and a triumph of economy and force, minute realism and shimmering mystery (Brian Boyd, Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years). Part and parcel of a classical short fiction genre, Nabokovs Signs and Symbolsone of his last experiments in short prosestrikes with lexical density and contains a surprising structural element: what the wri. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (431 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781441186287 144118628X |
