Nabokovowski sposób dotykania rzeczywistości: gra światła i barw w opowiadaniu "Detale zachodu słońca"

The paper aims at presenting the way in which Vladimir Nabokov uses colours and light while creating different layers of reality in his literary works on the example of the short story entitled Details of a Sunset. As it is shown in the article, colours in the text convey not only the information about the visual effects but also some information referred to the protagonists and the plot. For instance, in "Details of a Sunset" the colours of green and ginger used with their symbolic meaning for Clare describe her personality and attitude toward her fiancé. What is, however, more important colours in the text make it possible for the reader to recognise two different realities that determine understanding of the title as well as the whole text.