Booktopia: The Original of Laura by Vladimir Nabokov

This legendary novel has been the source of much anxiety and contention for Nabokov's fans - and family.

The late Vladimir Nabokov requested that this unfinished work be destroyed, but his son, Dmitri, did not oblige, although neither did he allow the work to be published - until now. The Original of Laura is about a wonderfully large man called Philip Wild, married to a very promiscuous woman, and whose meditations concern the nature of death.

The novel was complete in Nabokov's mind, though he died before he could translate his vision on to paper. It is hard, however, to imagine any scholars, Nabokov enthusiasts or literature lovers being disappointed by even these fragments.

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[trupoed12]

idiots, his name was Nabokov, not Nabukov, Nabkov or other shit

[thafons]

In all fairness, who really expects a wish like that to be fulfilled?

I don't think Kafka really expected his works to be burned.