Nabokov's "Invitation to a Beheading"

"Julian W. Connolly's companion to Vladlmir Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading includes a general introduction discussing the work in the context of Nabokov's oeuvre as well as its place within the Russian literary tradition. Also included are primary sources and other background materials, as well as discussions of the work by leading scholars and an annotated bibliography."--BOOK JACKET.