Description
Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece, Lolita, plunges readers into the unreliable narration of Humbert Humbert, a man consumed by a perverse obsession with the twelve-year-old Dolores Haze, whom he nicknames Lolita. As Humbert embarks on a cross-country road trip with Lolita, his manipulative schemes and distorted perceptions unravel, revealing the dark undercurrents of desire, memory, and loss. Through Nabokov's dazzling and intricate prose, the novel explores themes of enchantment, metamorphosis, and the elusive nature of innocence, forcing readers to confront the unsettling complexities of love, possession, and the deceptive power of language.
Available Editions
paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Jul 19, 2013
772 pages
ISBN: 9781440329883
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9780241638439
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2010
ISBN: 9780141193670
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First Published
1955
Language
rus
Translation
From: rus
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