{"product_id":"insomniac-dreams-experiments-with-time-paperback","title":"Insomniac Dreams: Experiments with Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVladimir Nabokov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGennady Barabtarlo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGennady Barabtarlo\u003c\/b\u003e (Commentaries by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNabokov's dream diary--published for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn October 14, 1964, Vladimir Nabokov, a lifelong insomniac, began a curious experiment. Over the next eighty days, immediately upon waking, he wrote down his dreams, following the instructions in \u003ci\u003eAn Experiment with Time\u003c\/i\u003e by British philosopher John Dunne. The purpose was to test the theory that time may go in reverse, so that a later event may generate an earlier dream. The result--published here for the first time--is a fascinating diary in which Nabokov recorded sixty-four dreams (and subsequent daytime episodes) on 118 index cards, providing a rare glimpse of the artist at his most private. \u003ci\u003eInsomniac Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e presents the text of Nabokov's dream experiment, illustrated with a selection of his original index cards, and provides rich annotations and analysis that put them in the context of his life and writings.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Who needs fantasy fiction when you can plunge through the trapdoor in Nabokov's pillow into his lucid dreamworlds, with Gennady Barabtarlo as sage companion and guide?\"\u003cb\u003e--Brian Boyd, author of \u003ci\u003eVladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVladimir Nabokov: The American Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nabokov's amazing records of his dreams are priceless, and their publication will create a much-deserved critical buzz. They show Nabokov at his most vulnerable, raw, and genuine, giving us rare glimpses into his past, his feelings about his parents, his relationship with his wife and son, and his anxieties and hopes. This is a very important book.\"\u003cb\u003e--Galya Diment, University of Washington\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nabokov's notes about his dream experiment offer a private, unguarded view into his inner life during the rich autumn of his genius. By revealing a new facet of Nabokov's fascination with the nature of time and the otherworld, they show his remarkable openness to radical ways of thinking. Gennady Barabtarlo's masterful analysis of Nabokov's notes does full justice to this important contribution to the study of one of the twentieth century's most important writers.\"\u003cb\u003e--Dana Dragunoiu, Carleton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladimir Nabokov\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1977) was a Russian-American writer whose books include the novels \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePnin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAda\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e Gennady Barabtarlo\u003c\/b\u003e (1949-2019) was professor of literature at the University of Missouri and the author of a number of books on Nabokov.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756994330912,"sku":"9780691196909","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f54f5dab176ab2019d3fa4921bbbb755.webp?v=1780091203","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/insomniac-dreams-experiments-with-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}