{"product_id":"9780544103221","title":"The Man From the U.S.S.R.: \u0026 Other Plays","description":"\u003cb\u003eEarly dramatic works—plus two essays—by the author of \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Including \u003ci\u003eThe Man from the USSR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Event\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pole\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Grand-dad\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume collects works for the theater written during Vladimir Nabokov’s émigré years, before his writings in English earned him worldwide fame and made him a seven-time National Book Award finalist. Also included are two of his essays on drama: “Playwriting” and “The Tragedy of Tragedy.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Translated and with introductions by Dmitri Nabokov, this collection offers a fascinating glimpse into the work of the novelist, one of the twentieth century’s acknowledged literary geniuses.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073640251632,"sku":"9780544103221","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544103221_p0.jpg?v=1769895310","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544103221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}