Last novel Nabokov
 

Nabokov's son, Dmitri, announced that September will be published latest book by Nabokov "The Original of Laura: Dying is Fun" (Original of Laura: Death - a game).

In composing his latest book, Nabokov wrote down the text on small cards. They left 136, and in 1976 his New York-based publisher claimed that these cards contained the bulk of the novel. However, to finish his book, the writer did not have time.
Before his death, Nabokov asked his wife to burn the manuscript, but she did not dare to do it. After the death of his mother's son of the writer is facing the same dilemma, which he finally allowed, deciding not to send Laura on the fire.
On the plot it is known only that the hero of his - a brilliant neurologist, a very fat man - married to a young woman quite easy morals.

I wonder who among them will be the rights of the father or son.

The son has rights, save and publish tex (whatever it was) a brilliant writer.

I think so too. In an interview published in the magazine "Vanity Fair", he (the son, of course) said: "I think that if he is able to speak with me from the other world, he would have told me:" I see in what position you are . Why did you not publikuesh? Gave himself the pleasure. If you want to make money on this publication, but do not torture yourself "

The main argument of opponents of publication - and they are quite a lot - it is perfectionism VN, his refusal to show the work in process, until the final otshlifovki.

The year before my arrival in Paris on French television showed a large interview with VN, which I saw in the record.
Background of the transfer is as follows: V.N.soglasilsya give interviews, but put 2 conditions, the first - that all matters referred to it for 2 weeks before recording, and the second - that during the transfer (which was live), they gave him so much brandy as he wants. The first condition was painless, but the second seemed impossible, since this whole story takes place in the midst of the struggle with alcoholism (yes, in France, the topic is relevant, too), and entertain guests with alcoholic beverages on television was banned.
So before Nabokov put giant kettle with a liquid of dark brown color, and a leading transmission Bernard Beer explained to viewers that it is - a very, very strong tea, without which Nabokov, like any self-respecting Russian, can not live:)
The audience only marvel diavalas - a great writer always applied to their tea and noticeably cheerful with each gulp. Surely selling tea after the transfer has increased several times:)

Very difficult choice. If the thing was not finished (which is likely), then when you publish it will have to invent and add to bundles of words. And while there is a high risk of treatment - the artist's intention may be distorted. It's like Hemingway or restore the finish on the memory of the last volume of Adventures of Chichikov. I think it would be more respectful version of the publication records Nabokov in any scientific or literary magazine, but not as a finished product. Let this work will remain for specialists, but not for the public.

I do not think they are going to finish writing this book.
After all, there are plenty of precedents, when the book is published in the form in which the author left it (some are among my favorite, and every time he read them, I bitterly regret that they were not finished) - Goethe's Faust , "Johannes Kreisler" Hoffmann, "Felix Krull" Manna, "Andreas" Hofmannsthal ...
I think that appended the book is much less, actually, except for "Edwin Drude" Dickens, I like this right can not cite a single example, in you?

At random does not give very much correct book example. At the movies often found - that is released blockbuster about Batman with Heath Ledger in the lead role. Recall that in the middle of filming Ledger died of an overdose and dosnimali with another actor. From the film "The Crow", where the main role began, but did not graduate Brandon Lee was the same story. And in the books, I often faced with a "follower" of successful authors. I remember in science and life (I think) published a successor to Conan Doyle with the story about Jack the Ripper. Were drawn famous characters (Sherlock Holmes, Watson), borrowed style - and off they'd go, as with a team from the Literary Institute. And nothing - a rich story, the story mysterious.

But on the other hand, if the thing has remained "on the cards", in the notoriously low degree of completeness, how it is technically possible to publish in the form of a holistic work without significant editorial interference?

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