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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
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. * With a new introduction by Claire Messud"The conjunction of a sense of humor with a sense of horror [results in] satire of a very special kind."--The New Yorker
One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
Awe and exhilaration--along with heartbreak and mordant wit--abound in Lolita, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsession for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America.
Most of all, it is a meditation on love--love as outrage and hallucination, madness and transformation.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780679723165 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679723161 |
| Title | Lolita |
| Author | Vladimir Nabokov |
| Series | Vintage International |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1989-03-13 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |