Thursday, March 8, 2012

Books Bought March 1st


65) The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov - Paul Russell (new, paperback)

Where? Kenny's

Irish online bookseller offering "free" delivery and a fair to good selection of books? I possible replacement for my beloved book depository? We shall see.

Why?
I've already mentioned this one.
Paul Russell's (presumably somewhat fictionalized) biography of Vladimir Nabokov's younger brother, who lived in Europe during WWII and died in a concentration camp. I wasn't totally aware of how fixated I'd become on this one til it arrived in the office today and I shrieked and jumped up and down a little.
I have assured myself of Russell's literary chops, read up on the facts of Sergey's life, and suffered through Vladimir Nabokov's own book about estranged brothers.
I have never been so prepared to read a book.

The Damage: €13.50



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