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"Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany, a man called Albinus. He was rich. respectable, happy; one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved; was not loved; and his life ended in disaster."
With that opening line, Nabakov summarizes the entire plot line of Laughter in the Dark. This is the second Nabakov novel that I've read; the first being Lolita, which is one of my all time favorite novels. Laughter in the Dark pre-dates Lolita and has very similar theme ...more
With that opening line, Nabakov summarizes the entire plot line of Laughter in the Dark. This is the second Nabakov novel that I've read; the first being Lolita, which is one of my all time favorite novels. Laughter in the Dark pre-dates Lolita and has very similar theme ...more
I chose this book after watching The Queen's Gambit and learning that the show's creator and the lead actress are teaming up to make a movie of Laughter In The Dark.
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Nicole Oswald
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