Nabokov's "Invitation to a Beheading": A Critical Companion
In an unnamed dream country, Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for "gnostical turpitude", an imaginary crime that defies definition. After spending his last days in jail, he simply wills his executioners out of existence.
In an unnamed dream country, Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for "gnostical turpitude", an imaginary crime that defies definition. After spending his last days in jail, he simply wills his executioners out of existence.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780810112711 (081011271X)
Publish date: September 15th 1997
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Pages no: 193
Edition language: English
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