 First edition cover (faded text intentional) | |
| Author | Vladimir Nabokov |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Chip Kidd |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Modern Classics (UK); Knopf (US) |
Publication date | November 17, 2009 (announced)[1] |
The Original of Laura is an incomplete novel by Vladimir Nabokov, which he was writing at the time of his death in 1977. It was published by Nabokov's son Dmitri Nabokov in 2009, despite the author's request that the work be destroyed upon his death.[1]
Commenters lambasted the quality of the writing and admonished Nabokov's executor for publishing the work in that state.[2][3][4]
- ^ a b Messana, Paola (November 6, 2009). "Nabokov's unfinished — and unburned — novel reappears". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^ Amis, Martin (2009-11-14). "The Problem with Nabokov". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ Theroux, Alexander (2009-11-13). "In the Cards, A Last Hand". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ^ Walsh, John (17 November 2009). "Hit & Run: Would we care if he were alive?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2009-11-13.