Lolita par Vladimir Nabokov

Name: Lolita par Vladimir Nabokov
Rating: 3.924792531120332 (964 reviews)
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
ISBN: 9780307744029

by Vladimir Nabokov, Garth Williams, de l'anglais par Kahane, Dr en Philosophie John Ray

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336 pages2010Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN 9780307744029

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Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is a haunting exploration of obsession, manipulation, and the delusions of desire. Narrated by Humbert Humbert, a refined yet morally bankrupt scholar, the novel chronicles his infatuation with twelve-year-old Dolores Haze—whom he calls “Lolita.” As Humbert’s passion drives him across America in a desperate bid to possess and control her, Nabokov weaves a dazzling, unreliable narrative that blurs beauty and horror, irony and tragedy. Beneath its lyrical prose lies a chilling portrait of self-deception and the devastating cost of romanticizing corruption.

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Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2010
Pages: 336
ISBN: 9780307744029
Language: en

About Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков; 23 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899c – 2 July 1977) was a multilingual Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made contributions to entomology and had an interest in chess problems. Nabokov's *Lolita* (1955) is frequently cited as among his most important novels and is his most widely known, exhibiting the love of intricate word play and synesthetic detail that characterised all his works. The novel was ranked at #4 in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels. *Pale Fire* (1962) was ranked at #53 on the same list. His memoir entitled *Speak, Memory* was listed #8 on the Modern Library nonfiction list. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov