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Lolita

By Vladimir Nabokov
Series: Penguin Essentials
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In Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, a controversial professor becomes infatuated with a twelve-year-old girl, resulting in a complex and unsettling exploration of obsession and manipulation. Set against the backdrop of mid-20th-century America, the narrative delves into the darker sides of human nature and the intricacies of forbidden desires. Through exquisite prose, Nabokov crafts a haunting tale that challenges moral boundaries and evokes a myriad of emotions.
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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in exploring complex psychological narratives and intricate character studies set within provocative themes. Its stylistic brilliance and elegantly crafted prose offer a compelling and thought-provoking read that challenges conventional morality while showcasing Nabokov's literary prowess.

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Lolita

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, frustrated college professor. In love with his landlady's twelve-year-old daughter Lolita, he'll do anything to possess her. Unable and unwilling to stop himself, he is prepared to commit any crime to get what he wants. Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? Or is he all of these?

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One of the best-known novels of the 20th century, Lolita tells the controversial story of Humbert Humbert who falls in love with twelve-year-old Lolita.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta- the tip of my tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, frustrated college professor. In love with his landlady's twelve-year-old daughter Lolita, he'll do anything to possess her. Unable and unwilling to stop himself, he is prepared to commit any crime to get what he wants.

Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these?

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Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is often regarded as a masterpiece, praised for its linguistic artistry and ability to blend lyricism with humour. The novel is considered a great work of art from its era, noted for its intense joy in the use of words. Its complex themes make it both shocking and compelling, while also widening readers' understanding of humanity. The character Humbert Humbert is seen as a uniquely entertaining literary figure, and the novel is described as comic, evocative, and ultimately redeeming.

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ISBN: 9780241951644

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 April 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), born in St Petersburg, exiled in Cambridge, Berlin, and Paris, became the greatest Russian writer of the first half of the twentieth century. Fleeing to the US with his family in 1940, he then became the greatest writer in English of the second half of the century, and even 'God's own novelist' (William Deresiewicz). He lived in Europe from 1959 onwards, and died in Montreux, Switzerland. All his major works - novels, stories, an autobiography, poems, plays, lectures, essays and reviews - are published in Penguin Modern Classics.

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