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The nabokovs were known for their high culture and commitment to public service, and the elder nabokov was an outspoken opponent of antisemitism and one of the leaders of the opposition party, the kadets. Vladimir nabokov studied french and russian literature at trinity college, cambridge, then lived in berlin and paris. Comic, sensual and cerebral, it dramatizes an oedipal love triangle, a tragicomedy of husband, wife and lover, through dreyer the rich businessman, his ripelipped and mercenary wife martha, and their bespectacled nephew franz. King, queen, knave ebook by vladimir nabokov 9780307787644. When the novel first appeared, many critics held that it was. The novel is notable for its controversial subject. Vladimir nabokov project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
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