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Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov that addresses the controversial subject of hebephilia. The protagonist is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert.
- Vladimir Nabokov
- 1955
Lolita Full Book Summary. In the novel’s foreword, the fictional John Ray, Jr., Ph.D., explains the strange story that will follow. According to Ray, he received the manuscript, entitled Lolita, or the Confession of a White Widowed Male, from the author’s lawyer.
He will carry her off on a desperate cross-country misadventure, all in the nam of Love. Hilarious, flamboyant, heart-breaking and full of ingenious word play, Lolita is immaculate, unforgettable masterpiece of obsession, delusion, and lust. Show more.
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The most famous and controversial novel from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century tells the story of Humbert Humbert’s obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the...
Article written by Israel Njoku. Degree in M.C.M with focus on Literature from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The character Humbert Humbert has little control over his pedophilic urges for Lolita and this leads him to force her into a cross-country tour in a bid to keep her compliant.
Mar 13, 1989 · by Vladimir Nabokov (Author) 4.3 12,684 ratings. See all formats and editions. The most famous and controversial novel from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century tells the story of Humbert Humbert’s obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haze.
Lolita. by. Vladimir Nabokov. The novel tells the story of Humbert Humbert, a man with a disturbing obsession for young girls, or "nymphets" as he calls them. His obsession leads him to engage in a manipulative and destructive relationship with his 12-year-old stepdaughter, Lolita.
