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The Original of Laura

Index The Original of Laura

The Original of Laura is the incomplete novel by Vladimir Nabokov, which he was writing at the time of his death in 1977. [1]

58 relations: Aeneid, Agence France-Presse, Alexander Theroux, Alfred A. Knopf, Augustus, Bank vault, BBC, BBC News, Brian Boyd, Chip Kidd, Cornell University, David Lodge (author), Dead Souls, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Dmitri Nabokov, Edmund White, Female promiscuity, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Franz Kafka, Gazebo, Giorgione, High Renaissance, John Banville, Leland de la Durantaye, List of works published posthumously, Literary estate, Literary Review, Lolita, Lou Gehrig, Malte Herwig, Martin Amis, Max Brod, New York (magazine), Newsnight, Nikolai Gogol, Novel, Pale Fire, Penguin Classics, Pennsylvania State University, Petrarch, Ramona Koval, Ron Rosenbaum, Salon (website), Slate (magazine), The Christian Science Monitor, The Cornell Daily Sun, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Times, ..., The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, Titian, Unfinished creative work, Véra Nabokov, Virgil, Vladimir Nabokov, 2009 in literature. Expand index (8 more) »

Aeneid

The Aeneid (Aeneis) is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.

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Agence France-Presse

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is an international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.

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Alexander Theroux

Alexander Louis Theroux (born 1939) is an American novelist and poet whose best known novel is perhaps Darconville’s Cat (1981) which was selected by Anthony Burgess’s Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 – A Personal Choice in 1984 and in Larry McCaffery’s 20th Century’s Greatest Hits.

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Alfred A. Knopf

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. is a New York publishing house that was founded by Alfred A. Knopf Sr. and Blanche Knopf in 1915.

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Augustus

Augustus (Augustus; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14 AD) was a Roman statesman and military leader who was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire, controlling Imperial Rome from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.

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Bank vault

A bank vault is a secure space where money, valuables, records, and documents are stored.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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Brian Boyd

Brian Boyd (born 30 July 1952) is a professor of literature known primarily as an expert on the life and works of author Vladimir Nabokov and on literature and evolution.

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Chip Kidd

Charles "Chip" Kidd (born 1964) is an American graphic designer, best known for his book covers.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private and statutory Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York.

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David Lodge (author)

David John Lodge CBE (born 28 January 1935) is an English author and literary critic.

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Dead Souls

Dead Souls («Мёртвые души», Mjórtvyje dúshi) is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature.

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Der Spiegel

Der Spiegel (lit. "The Mirror") is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg.

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Die Zeit

Die Zeit (literally "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in north Germany.

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Dmitri Nabokov

Dmitri Vladimirovich Nabokov (Дми́трий Влади́мирович Набо́ков; May 10, 1934February 23, 2012) was an American opera singer and translator.

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Edmund White

Edmund Valentine White III (born January 13, 1940) is an American novelist, memoirist, and an essayist on literary and social topics.

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Female promiscuity

Promiscuity tends to be frowned upon by many societies, expecting most members to have committed, long-term relationships with single partners.

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Frankfurt General Newspaper), abbreviated FAZ, is a centre-right, liberal-conservativeHans Magnus Enzensberger: (in German).

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Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature.

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Gazebo

A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or turret-shaped, often built in a park, garden or spacious public area.

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Giorgione

Giorgione (born Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco; c. 1477/78–1510) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school in the High Renaissance from Venice, whose career was ended by his death at a little over 30.

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High Renaissance

In art history, the High Renaissance is the period denoting the apogee of the visual arts in the Italian Renaissance.

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John Banville

William John Banville (born 8 December 1945), who sometimes writes as Benjamin Black, is an Irish novelist, adapter of dramas, and screenwriter.

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Leland de la Durantaye

Leland de la Durantaye (born 1972) is a writer, critic, translator and professor of comparative literature.

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List of works published posthumously

The following is a list of works that were published or distributed posthumously.

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Literary estate

The literary estate of a deceased author consists mainly of the copyright and other intellectual property rights of published works, including film, translation rights, original manuscripts of published work, unpublished or partially completed work, and papers of intrinsic literary interest such as correspondence or personal diaries and records.

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Literary Review

Literary Review is a British literary magazine founded in 1979 by Anne Smith, then head of the Department of English at the University of Edinburgh.

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Lolita

Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian American novelist Vladimir Nabokov.

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Lou Gehrig

Henry Louis Gehrig, born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig (June 19, 1903June 2, 1941), nicknamed "the Iron Horse", was an American baseball first baseman who played his entire professional career (17 seasons) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1923 until 1939.

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Malte Herwig

Malte Herwig (born 2 October 1972) is a German-born author, journalist, and literary critic.

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Martin Amis

Martin Louis Amis (born 25 August 1949) is a British novelist, essayist and memoirist.

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Max Brod

Max Brod (Hebrew: מקס ברוד; May 27, 1884 – December 20, 1968) was a German-speaking Jewish Czech, later Israeli, author, composer, and journalist.

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New York (magazine)

New York is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City.

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Newsnight

Newsnight is a weekday BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians.

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Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (31 March 1809 – 4 March 1852) was a Russian speaking dramatist of Ukrainian origin.

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Novel

A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, which is typically published as a book.

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Pale Fire

Pale Fire is a 1962 novel by Vladimir Nabokov.

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Penguin Classics

Penguin Classics is an imprint published by Penguin Books, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House.

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Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University (commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU) is a state-related, land-grant, doctoral university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania.

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Petrarch

Francesco Petrarca (July 20, 1304 – July 18/19, 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was a scholar and poet of Renaissance Italy who was one of the earliest humanists.

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Ramona Koval

Ramona Koval (born 1954, Melbourne) is an Australian broadcaster, writer and journalist.

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Ron Rosenbaum

Ronald "Ron" Rosenbaum (born November 27, 1946) is an American literary journalist, literary critic, and novelist.

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Salon (website)

Salon is an American news and opinion website, created by David Talbot in 1995 and currently owned by the Salon Media Group.

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Slate (magazine)

Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States from a liberal perspective.

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The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition.

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The Cornell Daily Sun

The Cornell Daily Sun is an independent daily newspaper published in Ithaca, New York by students at Cornell University and hired employees.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Washington Times

The Washington Times is an American daily newspaper that covers general interest topics with a particular emphasis on American politics.

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Titian

Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (1488/1490 – 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian, was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school.

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Unfinished creative work

An unfinished creative work is a painting, novel, musical composition, or other creative work, that has not been brought to a completed state.

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Véra Nabokov

Véra Nabokov (Ве́ра Евсе́евна Набо́кова; 5 January 1902 – 7 April 1991) was the wife, editor, and translator of Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov, and a source of inspiration for many of his works.

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Virgil

Publius Vergilius Maro (traditional dates October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period.

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Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin; 2 July 1977) was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator and entomologist.

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2009 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2009.

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