{"product_id":"despair-book-by-vladimir-nabokov","title":"Despair book by Vladimir Nabokov","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"g5rf24\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"38\"\u003eDespair book by Vladimir Nabokov\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"551\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"136\"\u003eDespair\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark psychological novel that follows Hermann Karlovich, a wealthy Russian chocolate manufacturer living in exile in Germany. While on a trip, he encounters a drifter named Felix and becomes convinced that the man is his perfect double. Hermann hatches a plan to commit the “perfect crime” by murdering Felix and passing it off as his own death, believing their resemblance will make the deception flawless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003eVladimir Nabokov uses sharp irony, linguistic playfulness, and psychological depth to explore identity, madness, and the limits of perception. The novel also parodies detective fiction while exposing the instability of the narrator’s mind. Buy in Kenya with fast delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1h6zvk2\" data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1069\"\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1292\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qcl45a\" data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003eThemes of identity and doubles (the “doppelgänger”)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mowl8t\" data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1180\"\u003ePsychological instability and unreliable narration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fhne8y\" data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003eObsession and self-delusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ty5l6t\" data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eCrime fiction subversion and satire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ldp7c\" data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1292\"\u003eNabokov’s stylistic experimentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1hlwtps\" data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1318\"\u003eWho should read it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1502\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1p6enp0\" data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eReaders who enjoy psychological fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q07vm6\" data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1406\"\u003eFans of Nabokov’s complex writing style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1bewa99\" data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1452\"\u003eAnyone interested in unreliable narrators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1pwoskk\" data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1502\"\u003eReaders who like dark, ironic literary novels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1y6d44p\" data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003eWhy buy Despair from Readers’ Republik\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1785\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5j0jlb\" data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1602\"\u003eBuy in Kenya with fast delivery straight to your doorstep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19xap4o\" data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1665\"\u003eCurated collection of literary classics and modern fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17lg3w9\" data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1721\"\u003eSimple and reliable online book shopping experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rikfcd\" data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1785\"\u003eBooks chosen for meaningful and intellectually rich reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1807\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eRelated books:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1884\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1quvlo8\" data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1839\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1818\"\u003eLolita\u003c\/em\u003e – Vladimir Nabokov\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jkhkyb\" data-start=\"1840\" data-end=\"1884\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1864\"\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e – Fyodor Dostoevsky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Readers Republik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43351406182489,"sku":null,"price":2790.0,"currency_code":"KES","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/4292\/1049\/files\/DespairbookbyVladimirNabokovReaders_Republik.jpg?v=1779783361","url":"https:\/\/readersrepublik.com\/products\/despair-book-by-vladimir-nabokov","provider":"Readers Republik","version":"1.0","type":"link"}