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Lolita
Lolita is a novel by , written in
English and published in 1955 in Paris and 1958
in New York .
It was later translated by its Russian-native author into Russian. The novel is
notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and , middle-aged
literature professor and Humbert Humbert, is obsessed with the
12-year-old Dolores Haze, with whom he becomes sexually involved after he
becomes her stepfather. "Lolita" is his private nickname for Dolores.
The book is also
notable for its writing style. The narrative is highly subjective as Humbert
draws on his fragmented memories, employing a sophisticated prose style, while
attempting to gain the reader's sympathy through his sincerity and melancholy,
although near the end of the story Humbert refers to himself as a
"maniac" who "deprived" Dolores "of her
childhood", and he shortly thereafter states "the most miserable of
family lives was better than the parody of " in which they were
involved.
Lolita is a
novel by , written in English and published in 1955 in Paris
and 1958 in New York .
It was later translated by its Russian-native author into Russian. The novel is
notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and , middle-aged
literature professor and Humbert Humbert, is obsessed with the
12-year-old Dolores Haze, with whom he becomes sexually involved after he
becomes her stepfather. "Lolita" is his private nickname for Dolores.
The book is also
notable for its writing style. The narrative is highly subjective as Humbert
draws on his fragmented memories, employing a sophisticated prose style, while
attempting to gain the reader's sympathy through his sincerity and melancholy,
although near the end of the story Humbert refers to himself as a
"maniac" who "deprived" Dolores "of her
childhood", and he shortly thereafter states "the most miserable of
family lives was better than the parody of in which they were involved.
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