12470. "LAUGHTER IN THE DARK" BY VLADIMIR NABOKOV. Review and analysis of Nabokov's 1931 novel parody of melodramatic silent films. Considers the elements of novelistic reality, parody, and irony as epitomized through the main character Albinus' distorted view of women in particular and life in general. 11 pages, 23 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources.