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Bibliography Bibliography Nabokov’s works (Only those analyzed, cited, or mentioned in the present book are listed). Mary (1926), transl. by Michael Glenny. New York: Vintage, 1989. King, Queen, Knave (1928), transl. by Dmitri Nabokov. London: Penguin Classics, 2010. The Defense (1930), transl. by Michael Scammel. New York: Capricorn Books, 1970. The Eye (1930), transl. by Dmitri Nabokov. New York: Pocket Books, 1966. Laughter in the Dark (1932), transl. by Vladimir Nabokov. New York: A New Directions Book, 1960. Podvig (1933), Saint-Petersburg: Symposium Ed., 2000. Glory, transl. by Dmitri Nabokov. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. Despair (1936), transl. by Vladimir Nabokov. London: Penguin Books, 1966. The Gift (1937–38), transl. by Michael Scammel. New York: Capricorn Books, 1970. Invitation to a Beheading (1938), transl. by Dmitri Nabokov. New York: Capricorn Books, 1965. The Enchanter (written in 1938–39), transl. by Dmitri Nabokov. London: Picador, 1986. 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