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Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita - Thryft
Lolita
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Disturbing obsession clashes with poetic prose.

"Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov is not for the faint of heart, but if you're drawn to masterful language and deep psychological insights, this could be the book for you. The controversial narrative is laced with eloquence that some readers find captivating. The dark themes are handled with a complexity that offers a window into troubling human experiences, enmeshed in a story that challenges and provokes. This book might change the way you think about the power of language and the nature of obsession.

  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1959)
  • Premios Fervenzas Literarias for Traducción (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov
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ISBN: 9780141037431
Authors: Vladimir Nabokov
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2008-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Romance
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.87
(rated by 935247 readers)

Description

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is a dark and daring story of obsessive love and transgression. Humbert Humbert's lust for his pubescent stepdaughter, Lolita, shocked readers when it was first published in the 1950s, yet the novel was also celebrated for its beautifully lyrical writing. Almost fifty years after its first publication, Lolita remains a powerful tale of perversion and love gone wrong.
 

Disturbing obsession clashes with poetic prose.

"Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov is not for the faint of heart, but if you're drawn to masterful language and deep psychological insights, this could be the book for you. The controversial narrative is laced with eloquence that some readers find captivating. The dark themes are handled with a complexity that offers a window into troubling human experiences, enmeshed in a story that challenges and provokes. This book might change the way you think about the power of language and the nature of obsession.

  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1959)
  • Premios Fervenzas Literarias for Traducción (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.