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Vladimir Nabokov. "Poczucie krzywdy"

Abstract

Vladimir Nabokov’s early short story Obida (A Sense of Resentment) dates from his years in émigré Berlin (1922–1937). At that time, he was strongly influenced by Ivan Bunin (Nobel Prize, 1933), which is evident in both his poetry and prose—an influence he would later decisively renounce. Aspiring to become a universal, world writer, Nabokov subsequently shifted to English in his literary work. During the Berlin period, however, he still allowed himself to express openly his longing for a homeland he had left forever, as well as memories of childhood spent on a country estate—memories that also form the setting of the autobiographical story Obida.