The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, LGBT, Gay, Literary
Cover of the book The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov by Paul Russell, Cleis Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Paul Russell ISBN: 9781573447324
Publisher: Cleis Press Publication: November 8, 2011
Imprint: Cleis Press Language: English
Author: Paul Russell
ISBN: 9781573447324
Publisher: Cleis Press
Publication: November 8, 2011
Imprint: Cleis Press
Language: English

In his novel based on the extraordinary life of the brother of Vladimir Nabokov, Paul Russell re-creates the rich and changing world in which Sergey, his family and friends lived; from wealth and position in pre-revolutionary Russia to the halls of Cambridge University and the Parisian salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. But it is the honesty and vulnerability of Sergey, our young gay narrator, that hook the reader: his stuttering childhood in the shadow of his brilliant brother, his opium-fueled evenings with Cocteau, his troubled love life on the margins of the Ballets Russes and its legendary cast, and his isolation in war-torn Berlin.

A meticulously researched novel, featuring an extraordinary cast of characters (including Picasso, Diaghilev, Stravinsky, Magnus Hirschfield, and of course the master himself, Vladimir Nabokov), this is ultimately the story of a beautiful and vulnerable boy growing into an enlightened and courageous man.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In his novel based on the extraordinary life of the brother of Vladimir Nabokov, Paul Russell re-creates the rich and changing world in which Sergey, his family and friends lived; from wealth and position in pre-revolutionary Russia to the halls of Cambridge University and the Parisian salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. But it is the honesty and vulnerability of Sergey, our young gay narrator, that hook the reader: his stuttering childhood in the shadow of his brilliant brother, his opium-fueled evenings with Cocteau, his troubled love life on the margins of the Ballets Russes and its legendary cast, and his isolation in war-torn Berlin.

A meticulously researched novel, featuring an extraordinary cast of characters (including Picasso, Diaghilev, Stravinsky, Magnus Hirschfield, and of course the master himself, Vladimir Nabokov), this is ultimately the story of a beautiful and vulnerable boy growing into an enlightened and courageous man.

More books from Cleis Press

Cover of the book Obsessed by Paul Russell
Cover of the book C Is for Coeds by Paul Russell
Cover of the book Best Gay Erotica 2014 by Paul Russell
Cover of the book The Right Side of History by Paul Russell
Cover of the book Lucky Jim by Paul Russell
Cover of the book The Big Book of Domination by Paul Russell
Cover of the book Journey to a Woman by Paul Russell
Cover of the book Best Gay Erotica 2002 by Paul Russell
Cover of the book Kinky! by Paul Russell
Cover of the book Skater Boys by Paul Russell
Cover of the book In Sleeping Beauty's Bed by Paul Russell
Cover of the book Best Gay Erotica of the Year by Paul Russell
Cover of the book Peep Show by Paul Russell
Cover of the book D Is for Dress-Up by Paul Russell
Cover of the book While My Wife's Away by Paul Russell
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy