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By Vladimir Nabokov
Published: 1989
"It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight."
Awe and exhiliration--along with heartbreak and mordant wit--abound in Lolita, Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion 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.
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“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.”
Lolita
By Vladimir Nabokov
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Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist, poet, and lepidopterist, born on April 22, 1899, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He is renowned for his intricate prose style, innovative narrative techniques, and profound explorations of memory and identity. Nabokov's most notable works include 'Lolita,' 'Pale Fire,' and 'Speak, Memory,' each showcasing his masterful command of language and vivid imagery. His writing often combines elements of surrealism and psychological depth, making him one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. Nabokov passed away on July 2, 1977, in Montreux, Switzerland.
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