{"product_id":"9780307271891-secondhand-the-original-of-laura","title":"The Original of Laura","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Vladimir Nabokov\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 278\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Vladimir Nabokov died in 1977, he left instructions for his heirs to burn the 138 handwritten index cards that made up the rough draft of his final and unfinished novel, \"The Original of Laura.\" But Nabokov s wife, Vera, could not bear to destroy her husband s last work, and when she died, the fate of the manuscript fell to her son. Dmitri Nabokov, now seventy-five the Russian novelist s only surviving heir, and translator of many of his books has wrestled for three decades with the decision of whether to honor his father s wish or preserve for posterity the last piece of writing of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. His decision finally to allow publication of the fragmented narrative dark yet playful, preoccupied with mortality affords us one last experience of Nabokov s magnificent creativity, the quintessence of his unparalleled body of work.  \"Photos of the handwritten index cards accompany the text. They are perforated and can be removed and rearranged, as the author likely did when he was writing the novel. \"\"","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45083350106331,"sku":"9780307271891-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9780307271891-us-300.jpg?v=1711167505","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780307271891-secondhand-the-original-of-laura","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}