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    The Real Life of Sebastian Knight
    The Real Life of Sebastian Knight
    The Real Life of Sebastian Knight
    Audiobook6 hours

    The Real Life of Sebastian Knight

    Written by Vladimir Nabokov

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    "Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically."—John Updike

    The Real Life of Sebastian Knight is a perversely magical literary detective story—subtle, intricate, leading to a tantalizing climax—about the mysterious life of a famous writer. Many people knew things about Sebastian Knight as a distinguished novelist, but probably fewer than a dozen knew of the two love affairs that so profoundly influenced his career, the second one in such a disastrous way. After Knight's death, his half brother sets out to penetrate the enigma of his life, starting with a few scanty clues in the novelist's private papers. His search proves to be a story as intriguing as any of his subject's own novels, as baffling, and, in the end, as uniquely rewarding.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 20, 2011
    ISBN9781441873385
    The Real Life of Sebastian Knight
    Author

    Vladimir Nabokov

    Vladimir Nabokov (San Petersburgo, 1899-Montreux, 1977), uno de los más extraordinarios escritores del siglo XX, nació en el seno de una acomodada familia aristocrática. En 1919, a consecuencia de la Revolución Rusa, abandonó su país para siempre. Tras estudiar en Cambridge, se instaló en Berlín, donde empezó a publicar sus novelas en ruso con el seudónimo de V. Sirin. En 1937 se trasladó a París, y en 1940 a los Estados Unidos, donde fue profesor de literatura en varias universidades. En 1960, gracias al gran éxito comercial de Lolita, pudo abandonar la docencia, y poco después se trasladó a Montreux, donde residió, junto con su esposa Véra, hasta su muerte. En Anagrama se le ha dedicado una «Biblioteca Nabokov» que recoge una amplísima muestra de su talento narrativo. En «Compactos» se han publicado los siguientes títulos: Mashenka, Rey, Dama, Valet, La defensa, El ojo, Risa en la oscuridad, Desesperación, El hechicero, La verdadera vida de Sebastian Knight, Lolita, Pnin, Pálido fuego, Habla, memoria, Ada o el ardor, Invitado a una decapitación y Barra siniestra; La dádiva, Cosas transparentes, Una belleza rusa, El original de Laura y Gloria pueden encontrarse en «Panorama de narrativas», mientras que sus Cuentos completos están incluidos en la colección «Compendium». Opiniones contundentes, por su parte, ha aparecido en «Argumentos».

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    • 1/5
      Misogynist. Pretentious. Ironically accusing others of pomposity. So basically exactly what I expected. Though, I did expect it to have some moments of cleverness or “accomplished” writing. Nope.

      I often find great literature very difficult to read, especially these days, because it can be quite affecting, capturing the profound sorrows of life. But Nabokov is so easy. I never feel any connection or empathy or solidity in any of his characters.

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    • 5/5
      I love the way Nabokov, for all his sophistication and humour pushes at the limits of transcendence and has the power to indicate transcendence, as he does at the end of this marvelous book. The Brilliance Audio reader is once again superb.