His own other: author and hero in "The Giift" by V. Nabokov (based on the first epusodes of the novel)

The article discusses the relations between the author and the hero in V. Nabokov’s novel The Gift which can be defined as a variation of subject syncretism and a self-parody. The first four episodes of the novel seen as a hidden prologue to the novel reflect and anticipate the voices distribution in The Gift as a whole. The author’s is undoubtedly a leading voice, while the helpful hero is also active and strives for independence.