Keys to the Gift

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Yuri Leving's "Keys to 'The Gift': A Guide to Vladimir Nabokov's Novel" is a new systematization of the main available data on Nabokov's most complex Russian novel, 'The Gift' (1934-1939). From notes in Nabokov's private correspondence to scholarly articles accumulated during the seventy years since the novel's first appearance in print, the work draws from a broad spectrum of existing material in a succinct and coherent way, as well as providing innovative analyses. The first part of the monograph, "The Novel, " outlines the basic properties of 'The Gift' (plot, characters, style, and motifs) and reconstructs its internal chronology. The second part, "The Text, " describes the creation of the novel and the history of its publication, public and critical reaction, challenges of English translation, and post-Soviet reception. Along with annotations to all five chapters of 'The Gift, ' the commentary provides insight into problems of paleography, featuring unique textological analysis of the novel based on the author's study of the archival copy of the manuscript.