Lolita

Author: Vladimir Nabokov

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  • : $22.99 AUD
  • : 9780141182537
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
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  • : 0.233
  • : October 2000
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 14mm
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  • : Vladimir Nabokov
  • : Penguin Modern Classics
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  • : English
  • : 813.54
  • : very good
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Barcode 9780141182537
9780141182537

Description

The story of Humbert Humbert, poet and pervert, and his obsession with 12-year-old Dolores Haze. Determined to possess his "Lolita" both carnally and artistically, Humbert embarks on a disastrous courtship that can only end in tragedy.

Author description

Vladimir Nabokov was born in St Petersburg in 1899, but he left Russia when the Bolsheviks seized power. His family moved to England for a brief spell and finally settled in Berlin. His first novel in English was The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, published in 1941. His other books include Ada, Laughter in the Dark, Details of a Sunset and Lolita, his best-known novel. Nabokov died in Montreux, Switzerland in 1977.