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.
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Hardback Editions
March 2012 : Hardback
 | Title: Despair (Penguin Hardback Classics) Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0141196963 / 9780141196961 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
July 1966 : Hardback
 | Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0297174703 / 9780297174707 (UK edition) Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Paperback Editions
November 2000 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair (Penguin Modern Classics) Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 014118454X / 9780141184548 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Classics Availability: Amazon CA Amazon Amazon UK |
June 1990 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair (Twentieth Century Classics) Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0140181644 / 9780140181647 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
May 1989 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0679723439 / 9780679723431 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
August 1987 : Paperback
| Title: Despair (Modern Classics) Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0140086188 / 9780140086188 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
November 1981 : Paperback
 | Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 014005474X / 9780140054743 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
May 1970 : Paperback
| Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0399500650 / 9780399500657 (USA edition) Publisher: Perigee Trade Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
August 1969 : Paperback
| Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 0586028412 / 9780586028414 (UK edition) Publisher: Panther Availability: Amazon UK Amazon |
Audio Editions
December 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 1469246589 / 9781469246581 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
March 2011 : Audio CD
 | Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 1441873228 / 9781441873224 Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
March 2011 : Audio CD
 | Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 1441873236 / 9781441873231 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
March 2011 : MP3 CD
 | Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 1441873244 / 9781441873248 Publisher: Brilliance Corporation Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
March 2011 : MP3 CD
 | Title: Despair Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: 1441873252 / 9781441873255 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Kindle Editions
March 2012 : Kindle edition
 | Title: Despair (Penguin Modern Classics) Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: B00729MMEY Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon UK |
February 2011 : Kindle edition
 | Title: Despair (Vintage International) Author(s):: Vladimir Nabokov ISBN: B004KABDVQ Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon |
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