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The essay, tucked at the back of reprints of the novel, begins. A russian version was first published in paris in 1938, with an english translation by nabokovs son, dmitri, following in 1959. Discussion of themes and motifs in vladimir nabokovs invitation to a beheading. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
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