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The real life of Sebastian Knight

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New Directions Publishing, 1959 - Fiction - 205 pages
But buried amid the extensive quoting, digressions, seeming explanations and meaningful digs at Mr Goodman, Sebastian's erratic and troubled persona remains as elusive as ever. As does the narrator's. Do they exist or are they an illusion? In the unresolved confusion between the real and unreal there are no answers, for this is a book that defies summing up in its quest for human truth.
  

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User Review  - Gaurav Sethi - Goodreads

I'm still trying to make some sense of this novel. As my sister has written, it warrants another reading. There is so much to process. And this is because the novel occupies a very slippery place ... Read full review

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User Review  - Meriam Kharbat - Goodreads

While describing the prismatic Bezel, one of Sebastian Knight's books, V, the narrator says: “I have tried my best to show the workings of this book, at least some of its workings. Its charm, humor ... Read full review

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Contents

Section 1
91
Section 2
149
Section 3
213
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About the author (1959)

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nobokov was born April 22, 1899 in St. Petersburg, Russia to a wealthy family. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge. When he left Russia, he moved to Paris and eventually to the United States in 1940. He taught at Wellesley College and Cornell University. Nobokov is revered as one of the great American novelists of the 20th Century. Before he moved to the United States, he wrote under the pseudonym Vladimir Serin. Among those titles, were Mashenka, his first novel and Invitation to a Beheading. The first book he wrote in English was The Real Life of Sebastian Knight. He is best know for his work Lolita which was made into a movie in 1962. In addition to novels, he also wrote poetry and short stories. Nabokov died July 2, 1977.

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