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The novel is the story of Dreyer, a wealthy and boisterous proprietor of a men's clothing emporium store. Ruddy, self-satisfied, and thoroughly masculine, he is perfectly repugnant to his exquisite but cold middle-class wife Martha. Attracted to his money but repelled by his oblivious... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Franz: From a poor background Franz moves to Berlin to work for his uncle. Skinny, easily repulsed and unable to see without his glasses.
- Dreyer: Big, ruddy, good-natured businessman, full of life. Attractive to most people, but repellent to his wife. Franz's uncle.
- Martha: Add a description of this character.
- Tom
- Kurt
- Frieda
- Ronald
- Mr Ritter
- Erica
- Hilda
- Lina
- Willy Wald
- Schwimmer
- Piffke
Quotes edit
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“On the terrace a breeze ruffled the pages of the April issue (already old) of a magazine with a photograph of the newly discovered, really lovely arms of the Venus de Milo.”
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
The huge black clock hand is still at rest but is on the point of making its once-a-minute gesture; that resilient jolt will set a whole world in motion.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Vladimir Nabokov (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Dmitri Nabokov (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Russian
Publisher: Slovo (Russian emigre house)
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 1928
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Slovo (Russian emigre house)
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 1928
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: Add the page count.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 891.7342
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Classics › Nabokov, Vladimir
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( N ) › Nabokov, Vladimir
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Russian
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics › Russian
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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