King, queen, knave
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-19772001
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King is the wealthy and boisterous proprietor of a male clothing emporium. Ruddy with health and self-satisfaction, he is repugnant to his cold queen, his wife Martha. She is warmed by his fortune, but hungers for their nephew, the knave of hearts.
Main title:
King, queen, knave / Vlad[i]mir Nab[o]kov ; translated from the Russian by Dmitri Nab[o]kov in collaboration with Vladimir Nab[o]kov.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2001.
Collation:
ix, 272p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
This translation originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968.
ISBN:
9780141185774 (pbk)
Dewey class:
891.7342
Language:
EnglishRussian
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BRN:
1422026