{"product_id":"insomniac-dreams-experiments-with-time-9780691196909","title":"Insomniac Dreams: Experiments with Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNabokov's dream diary--published for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn October 14, 1964, Vladimir Nabokov, a lifelong insomniac, began a curious experiment. Over the next eighty days, immediately upon waking, he wrote down his dreams, following the instructions in \u003ci\u003eAn Experiment with Time\u003c\/i\u003e by British philosopher John Dunne. The purpose was to test the theory that time may go in reverse, so that a later event may generate an earlier dream. The result--published here for the first time--is a fascinating diary in which Nabokov recorded sixty-four dreams (and subsequent daytime episodes) on 118 index cards, providing a rare glimpse of the artist at his most private. \u003ci\u003eInsomniac Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e presents the text of Nabokov's dream experiment, illustrated with a selection of his original index cards, and provides rich annotations and analysis that put them in the context of his life and writings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladimir Nabokov\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1977) was a Russian-American writer whose books include the novels \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePnin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAda\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e Gennady Barabtarlo\u003c\/b\u003e (1949-2019) was professor of literature at the University of Missouri and the author of a number of books on Nabokov.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692810670354,"sku":"9780691196909","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a86e52a4-5caf-4370-8bdf-c799281c228c.jpg?v=1734134608","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/insomniac-dreams-experiments-with-time-9780691196909","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}