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Collected stories

by Vladimir Nabokov

This comprehensive volume compiles short stories written between the 1920s and the mid-1950s. The works trace the stylistic evolution of a notable writer from their early exile through to the period of their most celebrated novels.

Accession 8137 ISBN 0141183454 Publisher Penguin
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