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Vladimir Nabokov : alphabet in color
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Vladimir Nabokov : alphabet in color

by Jean Holabird, Brian Boyd

This visual work illustrates the synaesthetic, coloured alphabet described in a famous memoir, bringing to life the neurological phenomenon where letters are experienced as vibrant colours.

Accession 5107 ISBN 1584231394 Publisher Gingko
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