{"product_id":"2026200008847-secondhand-the-eye","title":"The Eye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956427698395,"sku":"2026200008847-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/369e6bc8-1cc1-4062-b8c4-c02e350c4b37.png?v=1783500909","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008847-secondhand-the-eye","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}