Bend Sinister the civil war a striving toward life maintenance

a striving toward life maintenance that governs life in all its guises

At the center: a young woman who calls herself Bride

offering a rich examination of our capacity for transformation and salvation

'A vibrant and compelling framework for feminism in our times' - Judith Butler

Bend Sinister the civil war a striving toward life maintenanceAuthor Contributor(s): Nabokov, Vladimir Publisher: Vintage Date: 4 14 1990 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW The first novel Nabokov wrote while living in America and the most overtly political novel he ever wrote, Bend Sinister is a modern classic. While it is filled with veiled puns and characteristically delightful wordplay, it is, first and foremost, a haunting and compelling narrative about a civilized man caught in the tyranny of a police