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Title	:	Laughter in the Dark
Author	:	Vladimir Nabokov
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 292 pages
Published	:	September 17th 2006 by New Directions (first published 1932)
Categories	:	Fiction. Classics. Cultural. Russia. Literature. Russian Literature. Novels

Laughter in the Dark

Vladimir Nabokov

Paperback | Pages: 292 pages

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"Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany, a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable, happy; one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved; was not loved; and his life ended in disaster." Thus begins Vladimir Nabokov's Laughter in the Dark; this, the author tells us, is the whole story except that he starts from here, with his characteristic dazzling skill and irony, and brilliantly turns a fable into a chilling, original novel of folly and destruction. Amidst a Weimar-era milieu of silent film stars, artists, and aspirants, Nabokov creates a merciless masterwork as Albinus, an aging critic, falls prey to his own desires, to his teenage mistress, and to Axel Rex, the scheming rival for her affections who finds his greatest joy in the downfall of others. Published first in Russian as Kamera Obskura in 1932, this book appeared in Nabokov's own English translation six years later. This New Directions edition, based on the text as Nabokov revised it in 1960, features a new introduction by Booker Prize-winner John Banville.

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Original Title:	Камера обскура
ISBN:	0811216748 (ISBN13: 9780811216746)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Albert Albinus, Margot Peters, Axel Rex, Elisabeth Albinus
Setting:	Berlin(Germany)

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Vladimir Nabokov's Laughter in the Dark is a savage tale of cuckoldry at its worst. Albert Albinus, a wealthy middle-aged man, is drawn to a young theater usher named Margot Peters. When his wife Elizabeth finds out (largely as a result of a note written by Margot), the marriage falls apart.Albinus and Margot meet up with the former's acquaintance, Axel Rex, and the result is a menage a trois about which Albinus is innocent. When he discovers the tricks being played upon him, he gets in an

Nabokov famously disowned Laughter in the Dark and one can see some of the reasons why-it lacks the vivacity and verve, the poetic cadence of Nabokovs prose, however it contains most of the themes which dominate Nabokovs works; the vicissitudes of reality, of cruelty, the burgeoning sexuality of adolescence, solipsism and unreliable narrators. Some of the descriptions can be cloyingly clichéd and it lacks perhaps the complexity of his great novels, however traces of his genius and lyricism are

What goes around, comes aroundright? Ostensibly a story about a man who forsakes his wife and child for a new model vixen (read: teenager), Laughter in the Dark sets a benchmark on how terrible human beings can be to one another and the very real cost that duplicity can exact on all involved. It had me wincing at points and I dont wince. Im incapable of wincing; winceless, wince-free; unwincable. Yet wince I did. Wince. The novel is excruciating in its escalations of suffering. In a whole mess



Curiously enough, the first works of Nabokov I read were not fiction but rather literary criticism. I quite enjoyed reading his views on writing and literature. Predictably, it was not before long that I wanted to read his novels as well. I picked up this book years ago and figured it could be a good introduction to Nabokov. To be frank, I just didnt want to start with Lolita. I wanted something less emotionally exhausting to start Nabokov with. I was also afraid that I wont be able to finish

I'm sticking up for this book. A lot of the reviews I've read have panned it, but they shouldn't. It's a great book.The protagonist is a philandering middle-aged art critic named Albinus. He sets out to get a mistress--with disastrous results. The mistress he secures, Margot, is a vamp, a femme fatale, a pouting silver screen siren, a Louise Brooks look-alike who leads poor blundering Albinus around by his balls and his wallet. She demands they go on extravagant vacations. She throws temper

Laughter in the Dark is the story of a married mans destructive obsession with an attractive young girl. Not a shocking thematic departure for Nabokov, but the novel nonetheless has its own unique character. In terms of its tone it is light and ironic, and in its treatment of its themes, uncomplicated. Nabokov suggests the tragic ending in the first paragraph, forgoing any dramatic tension, and allowing the reader to just sit back and enjoy the inevitable train wreck. This is a tragic comedy