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Jones Julie
Jones Julie - A Revolver To Carry At Night A Novel - Paperback
Jones Julie - A Revolver To Carry At Night A Novel - Paperback
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Description: Vera Nabokov (1902 - 1991) was in many ways the epitome of the wife of a great man: keenly aware of her husband's extraordinary talent she decided to make his success her ultimate goal throughout fifty - two years of marriage until his death in 1977. The first reader of his texts Vera worked as typist and editor. She organized their lives in exile as they traveled to Berlin Paris Switzerland and most importantly the US where she convinced Vladimir to focus on writing novels in English. She not only controlled the family's finances and contract negotiations but also attempted to control his friendships - particularly with women - going so far as to audit his classes. In a rich sweeping novel Monika Zgustova immerses us in the daily life of this remarkable couple offering insights into their complex personal and professional relationships. Vera considered herself an independent woman but was she really when her husband took up so much space? And without Vera could Nabokov have become one of the twentieth century's greatest writers?
Title: A Revolver To Carry At Night A Novel
Author(s): Jones Julie
Publisher: Other Press Llc
Barcode: 9781635423808
Pages: 160 Pages
Publication Date: 4/16/2024
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Description: Vera Nabokov (1902 - 1991) was in many ways the epitome of the wife of a great man: keenly aware of her husband's extraordinary talent she decided to make his success her ultimate goal throughout fifty - two years of marriage until his death in 1977. The first reader of his texts Vera worked as typist and editor. She organized their lives in exile as they traveled to Berlin Paris Switzerland and most importantly the US where she convinced Vladimir to focus on writing novels in English. She not only controlled the family's finances and contract negotiations but also attempted to control his friendships - particularly with women - going so far as to audit his classes. In a rich sweeping novel Monika Zgustova immerses us in the daily life of this remarkable couple offering insights into their complex personal and professional relationships. Vera considered herself an independent woman but was she really when her husband took up so much space? And without Vera could Nabokov have become one of the twentieth century's greatest writers?
Title: A Revolver To Carry At Night A Novel
Author(s): Jones Julie
Publisher: Other Press Llc
Barcode: 9781635423808
Pages: 160 Pages
Publication Date: 4/16/2024
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction