Ada or Eros: a Family Chronicle (nabokov Collection Iv)
by H
About This Novel
"Ada or Eros" is the pinnacle work of Vladimir Nabokov, the author of "Lolita" and the master of novels. It was written in Nabokov's later years. It is the longest of all his works and one of the novels that he attaches most importance to. It forms an incomparable trilogy with "Lolita" and "Dark Fire". The story takes place on a planet called "Counterland". In the summer of 1884, 14-year-old Van Veen visited his aunt's house in Aldis Manor and met his two cousins for the first time - 12-year-old Ada and 8-year-old Lucette. Fan and Ada are attracted to each other, and thus begin a life-long affair shrouded in the family's confusing historical background. They also accidentally involve Lucette in their fiery wheel of destiny. Nabokov used his skillful novel techniques to build a complicated labyrinth of words, incorporating his experience of passion and philosophy about time to construct an endless life story.
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