An Invitation to Beheading (Nabokov Collection Ii)
by H
About This Novel
"Just like every madman thinks he is God, each of us thinks he is mortal." The prison version of "The Truman Show" is a Kafkaesque absurd story in which innocent people become the protagonists of farce, trapped in the prison of time, waiting for their belated death. "Invitation to the Beheading" is the masterpiece of Nabokov's novels, which is recognized as the master of novels in the 20th century. It is like a prison version of "The Truman Show". The protagonist Cincinnatus was sentenced to death. While waiting in prison for the execution date to be finalized, he endured the pain of impending death while involuntarily becoming the protagonist of a farce. The warden, fellow prisoners, guards, executioners, relatives, and lovers all seem real but false. The cell, the fortress, and the execution square are actually props for the performance. Death is delayed, and if there is any hope, it seems that there is no hope. The bizarre and comical scenes in the novel are dizzying. It shows the illusion of an irrational world, but behind the absurdity lies a spine-chilling dark daily routine.
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