{"product_id":"the-real-life-of-sebastian-vladimir-nabokov-9780679727262","title":"The Real Life of Sebastian Knight","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Life of Sebastian Knight\u003c\/i\u003e is a perversely magical literary detective story -- subtle, intricate, leading to a tantalizing climax -- about the mysterious life of a famous writer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany people knew things about Sebastian Knight as a distinguished novelist, but probably fewer than a dozen knew of the two love affairs that so profoundly influenced his career, the second one in such a disastrous way. After Knight's death, his half brother sets out to penetrate the enigma of his life, starting with a few scanty clues in the novelist's private papers. His search proves to be a story as intriguing as any of his subject's own novels, as baffling, and, in the end, as uniquely rewarding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically.\" -John Updike\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vladimir Nabokov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679727264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679727262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.27w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/1992","brand":"Vladimir Nabokov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047280603391,"sku":"9780679727262","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_697a43b3-d39b-46d6-9db1-45a6fc069e7f.jpg?v=1684989301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-real-life-of-sebastian-vladimir-nabokov-9780679727262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}