The final, unfinished novel from
Vladimir Nabokov
The Original of
Laura
After years of controversy surrounding the
fate of Nabokov’s final manuscript, Knopf will publish the last
work by one of the 20th century’s acknowledged masters of
literature. An essential part of Nabokov’s oeuvre, The Original
of Laura blurs the line between the author’s life and fiction.
This edition, uniquely designed by Chip Kidd, includes facsimiles
of the 138 note cards on which it was written.
Available November 2009 in hardcover from Knopf
$35.00 • 304 pages • 978-0-307-27189-1
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