Laughter in the Dark [1932]
By Vladimir Nabokov
184 pages [Kindle Digital Edition]
Rating: 5/5
Genres: Tragedy, Classics, Fiction
A happy family unit. A rich man interested in making art and theater, his homely wife and lovely daughter. All this torn up by a sulky, self centered and frivolous young mistress and her lover. Nabokov is a master at creating scary scenes tinged with intrigue. I kept turning pages towards the end to get the bottom of what might happen ... and it ended up as a laughter in the dark...who is laughing and at whom? For what purpose?
Albinus is a rich man who have been married long time to a woman he loved and with a lovely daughter. One day he sees a young girl and falls deep in trance about her. He courts her, gives her little gifts and makes her his mistress. She is a frivolous little thing. Not serious about life but wanting him to divorce his wife and marry her...into this picture enters her former lover who once cheated her and left. They hoodwink Albinus succesfully...and in a careless accident, he loses sight in both eyes ... they continue to swindle his money without his knowledge even then ... until his brother in law comes to rescue ... but who can really help someone that doesn't want to be helped? They only want to end things one way or another...and their wish comes true.
A fantastic read!
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