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| "That in Aleppo Once..." | |
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| Short story by Vladimir Nabokov | |
| Genre(s) | fiction |
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| Published in | Atlantic Monthly |
| Publication date | 1943 |
"That in Aleppo Once..." is a short story written by Russian-born author Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977). First published in Atlantic Monthly in 1943, the story takes epistolary form, with an unnamed narrator describing his recollections of himself and his wife's deteriorating relationship while fleeing German occupation during Case Anton. The narrator reveals to his correspondent the likelihood his wife was not real, examining this premise during the account of events.