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Invitation to a Beheading by Nabokov, Vladimir is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Invitation to a Beheading about?
Nabokov's fourth novel, The Eye is as much a farcical detective story as it is a profoundly refractive tale about the vicissitudes of identities and appearances. Nabokov's protagonist, Smurov, is a lovelorn, excruciatingly self-conscious Russian émigré living in prewar Berlin, who commits suicide after being humiliated by a jealous husband, only to suffer even greater indignities in the afterlife.
Who reads Invitation to a Beheading?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Publisher
- Vintage International
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780679727231
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Classics
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (53 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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