The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov: A Novel - Brossura

Russell, Paul

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ISBN 10: 1573447196 ISBN 13: 9781573447195

Casa editrice: Cleis Pr, 2011

Riassunto

In his novel based on the extraordinary life of the gay brother of Vladimir Nabokov, Paul Russell re-creates the rich and changing world in which Sergey, his family and friends lived; from wealth and position in pre-revolutionary Russia, to the halls of Cambridge University, and the Parisian salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. But it is the honesty and vulnerability of Sergey, our young gay narrator, that hook the reader: his stuttering childhood in the shadow of his brilliant brother, his opium-fueled evenings with his sometime lover Cocteau, his troubled love life on the margins of the Ballets Russes and its legendary cast, and his isolation in war torn Berlin where he will ultimately be arrested, sent to a camp and die in 1945.

A meticulously researched novel, in which you will meet an extraordinary cast of characters including Picasso, Diaghilev, Stravinsky, Magnus Hirschfield ("Tante Magnesia"), Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Cocteau, and of course the master himself, Vladimir Nabokov, this is ultimately the story of a beautiful and vulnerable homosexual boy growing into an enlightened and courageous man.

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Recensione:

'Sergey's struggles with his sexuality, as well as his adventures and misadventures in the salons and clubs of pre-war Europe, are drawn with humanity. With compelling characters and steady prose, the reader will breeze through this pleasurable, heart-breaking account of the other Nabokov.' Publishers Weekly --Publishers Weekly

'A story that will make you laugh and smile then breaks your heart, this is a rich tapestry of the human condition. Highly recommended.' Library Journal --Library Journal

'Russell s prose, engagingly evocative of the period in which the story is set, is studded with gems of dark wit that add quirky grace to a masterful novel.' South Florida Gay News --South Florida Gay News

L'autore:

Paul Russell is the author of The Salt Point, Sea of Tranquility, and the Ferro-Grumley Award-winning The Coming Storm. Russell has received many nominations and awards for his writing. He is the author of the indispensable reference bookThe Gay 100.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cleis Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1573447196
• ISBN 13: 9781573447195
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 381