Nabokov's "Invitation to a Beheading": A Critical Companion (Northwestern/Aatseel Critical Companions to Russian Literature)
Book Details
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
ISBN / ASIN
081011271X
ISBN-13
9780810112711
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In an unnamed dream country, Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for "gnostical turpitude", an imaginary crime that defies definition. After spending his last days in jail, he simply wills his executioners out of existence.
