{"product_id":"nabokovs-cinematic-afterlife-ewa-mazierska-9780786445431","title":"Nabokov's Cinematic Afterlife","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book offers critical studies of films that adapted works by Vladimir Nabokov. One of the most screened twentieth century authors (with over ten books adapted for cinema), his works are full of quirky and forbidden romance, and his writing is renowned for its cinematic qualities (e.g., frames, stage directions, and descriptions suggesting specific camera positions and movements). Films discussed include \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e (both Kubrick's 1962 and Lyne's 1997 versions), Richardson's \u003ci\u003eLaughter in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), Skolimowski's \u003ci\u003eKing, Queen, Knave\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), Fassbinder's \u003ci\u003eDespair\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), Foulon's \u003ci\u003eMademoiselle O\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), Kuik's \u003ci\u003eAn Affair of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), Gorris' \u003ci\u003eThe Luzhin Defence\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and Rohmer's \u003ci\u003eThe Triple Agent\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). A final chapter discusses similarities between Nabokov and Jean-Luc Godard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ewa Mazierska\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786445432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786445431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 243","brand":"Ewa Mazierska","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086855581951,"sku":"9780786445431","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_818ba2bf-506b-4d52-94a7-531a2af4bed1.jpg?v=1769096971","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nabokovs-cinematic-afterlife-ewa-mazierska-9780786445431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}