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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (Paperback, 2000)

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By Vladimir Nabokov. Lolita-(Penguin-Modern-Classics)-Nabokov,-Vladimir-Nabokov,-Vlad. Is he in love or insane?. A silver-tongued poet or a pervert?. A tortured soul or a monster?. Or is he all of these?.

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One of the most controversial novels of the twentieth century, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is a strange, troubling love story told by the one of the most unreliable narrators in literature. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an afterword by Craig Raine. Poet and pervert, Humbert Humbert becomes obsessed by twelve-year-old Lolita and seeks to possess her, first carnally and then artistically, out of love, 'to fix once for all the perilous magic of nymphets'. Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these? Humbert Humbert's seduction is one of many dimensions in Nabokov's dizzying masterpiece, which is suffused with a savage humour and rich, elaborate verbal textures. Filmed by Stanley Kubrick in 1962 starring James Mason and Peter Sellers, and again in 1997 by Adrian Lyne starring Jeremy Irons and Melanie Griffith, Lolita has lost none of its power to shock and awe. 'Lolita is comedy, subversive yet divine ... You read Lolita sprawling limply in your chair, ravished, overcome, nodding scandalized assent' Martin Amis, Observer

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD

ISBN-139780141182537

eBay Product ID (ePID)88568828

Product Key Features

Book TitleLolita

AuthorVladimir Nabokov

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicBooks, Interior Design

Publication Year2000

Number of Pages336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height198mm

Item Width129mm

Item Weight234g

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorVladimir Nabokov

Series TitlePenguin Modern Classics

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by anamazu-35
05 Jan, 2022
Not bad!
I thought I’d get the same book cover as it showed in the picture instead I got a different cover, but it’s alright. It’s a bit damaged around the corners but the inside is fine.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by coeco260
10 May, 2017
Very interesting
This was bought for my granddaughter's school work. She thought it was very good, well written and that the guy was creepy.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
by nishat13
31 Oct, 2018
Very good?
Wouldn’t say the condition is very good, the cover has been better days and there seems to be water damage. Acceptable would have been better.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by susancummings1954
27 Dec, 2023
Lovely looking book
Bought as a gift for my granddaughter for her A level English literature course.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
by retrokinguk
16 May, 2024
Was a bit worn out but fine for the price
Was a bit worn out but fine for the price
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned