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The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov

By: Vladimir Nabokov
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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From Vladimir Nabokov, the writer who shocked and delighted the world with his novels Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada, or Ardor, comes a magnificent collection of stories. Written between the 1920s and the 1950s, these 68 tales — 14 of which have been translated into English for the first time - display all the shades of Nabokov’s imagination. They range from sprightly fables to bittersweet tales of loss, from claustrophobic exercises in horror to a connoisseur’s samplings of the table of human folly. Read as a whole, The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov offers an intoxicating draft of the master’s genius, his devious wit, and his ability to turn language into an instrument of ecstasy.

This edition includes the newly discovered story “Natasha.”

Public Domain (P)2010 Brilliance Audio Classics Russia
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Critic reviews

“Sumptuous . . . glorious.” ( The New York Times)
"Some of the most nape-tingling prose and devilish inventions in twentieth-century letters. . . . An authentic literary event.” ( Time)
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This is an excellent audiobook and a great introduction to the very early work of Nabakov. The only criticism I have is that each section is titled as a chapter number instead of the story title; which makes it challenging to navigate except linearly.

Excellent Introduction to Nabakov

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The narrator is emotionless and stolid; I therefore can't get through the brilliant stories.

Why do publishers inflict this in audio? Especially on an audience like the UK, why not Jonathan Kebble, Simon Vance, Stephen Fry, Jeremy Irons, Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson or any actor able to emote and speak in a clear variable intonation about a clearly interesting topic? So many books it's the same bottom line thought that it's cheaper to have one narrator so UK can just be shelled out the American one! But it makes it like getting through mud to me.

Worst Narration Ever

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unbelievable fantastically throbbing haze dragons and midgets and Ophanim gry signs and symbols i listen often

fantastic

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Sensational collection of stories but let down enormously by the robotic sounding voice which lacks emotion.

Disappointing

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Whilst Nabokov is brilliant, the greatness of these writings is undermined by the narration. Very bland and uninspired. Narration of dialogue is particularly weak, and with a series as long as this one, it made me lose interest very quickly. I doubt if I'll even both to finish listening to it because of this.

Dissapiointing Narration

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