The Eye
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterpiece of psychological fiction, The Eye is a compact yet dazzling novella by one of the twentieth century's most celebrated prose stylists. The narrative follows Smurov, a Russian émigré in Berlin who, after a humiliating incident drives him to attempt suicide, becomes obsessed with reconstructing his own identity through the perceptions of those around him. Nabokov crafts a brilliantly disorienting tale of self-investigation, where the line between observer and observed dissolves into a hall of mirrors. Written with characteristic wit, irony, and linguistic precision, the novel presents a profound meditation on identity, consciousness, and the unreliable nature of self-knowledge. Originally written in Russian in 1930 and later translated into English by Nabokov and his son Dmitri, The Eye stands as a fascinating precursor to the themes of illusion and perception that would define his later masterworks.
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterpiece of psychological fiction, The Eye is a compact yet dazzling novella by one of the twentieth century's most celebrated prose stylists. The narrative follows Smurov, a Russian émigré in Berlin who, after a humiliating incident drives him to attempt suicide, becomes obsessed with reconstructing his own identity through the perceptions of those around him. Nabokov crafts a brilliantly disorienting tale of self-investigation, where the line between observer and observed dissolves into a hall of mirrors. Written with characteristic wit, irony, and linguistic precision, the novel presents a profound meditation on identity, consciousness, and the unreliable nature of self-knowledge. Originally written in Russian in 1930 and later translated into English by Nabokov and his son Dmitri, The Eye stands as a fascinating precursor to the themes of illusion and perception that would define his later masterworks.