NABOKOV, Vladimir.

Laughter in the Dark.

Indianapolis/ New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company , 1938.

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In Stock Item Number: RRB-151015

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First Edition of Vladimir Nabokov's Laughter in the Dark

First edition of this classic early Nabokov novel. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

The first English-language edition of Laughter in the Dark appeared in England under the title Camera Obscura in 1936 but Nabokov so disliked the translation that he decided to produce his own translation for the American edition. It was adapted to the 1969 film directed by Tony Richardson, which was originally intended to star Richard Burton as Albinus. When he was fired for drunkenness, he was replaced by Nicol Williamson. Anna Karina played Margot and Jean-Claude Drouot Axel Rex.