 First edition (Russian) | |
| Author | Vladimir Nabokov |
|---|---|
| Original title | Король, дама, валет (Korol', dama, valet) |
| Translator | Dmitri Nabokov and Vladimir Nabokov |
| Language | Russian |
| Publisher | Slovo (Russia) McGraw-Hill (US) Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK) |
Publication date | October 1928 |
| Publication place | Russia |
Published in English | 1968 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
King, Queen, Knave is the second novel written by Vladimir Nabokov (under his pen name V. Sirin) while living in Berlin and sojourning at resorts in the Baltic. Written in the years 1927–8, it was published as Король, дама, валет (Korol', dama, valet) in Russian in October 1928 and then translated into German by Siegfried von Vegesack as König, Dame, Bube: ein Spiel mit dem Schicksal. Forty years later the novel was translated into English by Nabokov's son Dmitri, with significant changes made by the author. A film adaptation only loosely based on the novel followed in 1972.[1]
- ^ Mazierska, Ewa. "King, Queen, Knave by Vladimir Nabokov and by Jerzy Skolimowski". Zembla. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2022.