In this tale, Hermann, a German chocolate manufacturer, stumbles across a man he believes to be his double and starts plotting to turn this accidental encounter to his advantage. A murder story? A study of alienation or the problems of identity? "Despair" is any and all of these.
Used availability for Vladimir Nabokov's Despair
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Hardback Editions
July 1966 : Hardback
 | Title: Despair Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0-297-17470-3 / 978-0-297-17470-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Weidenfeld & N Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 2000 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair (Penguin Modern Classics) Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0-14-118454-X / 978-0-14-118454-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Classics Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1999 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov Publisher: Pan Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
June 1990 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair (Twentieth Century Classics) Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0-14-018164-4 / 978-0-14-018164-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 1989 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0-679-72343-9 / 978-0-679-72343-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1987 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair (Modern Classics) Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0-14-008618-8 / 978-0-14-008618-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 1981 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0-14-005474-X / 978-0-14-005474-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1979 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov Publisher: Paragon/Putnam Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 1970 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0-399-50065-0 / 978-0-399-50065-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Perigee Trade Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 1969 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0-586-02841-2 / 978-0-586-02841-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Panther Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1968 : Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov Publisher: Pocket Availability: Amazon More details... |
1966 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov Publisher: Capricorn Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1965 : Paperback
 | Title: DESPAIR Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov Publisher: Capricorn Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
1966 : Unknown
 | Title: Despair: A novel Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1937 : Unknown
 | Title: Despair, Author(s): Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov Publisher: J. Long Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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