| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0241953243 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-241-95324-2 |
| No of pages | 360 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | penguin |
| Published Date | 25 Aug 2011 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0241953243 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-241-95324-2 |
| No of pages | 360 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | penguin |
| Published Date | 25 Aug 2011 |
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin, was a Russian-American novelist. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made significant contributions to lepidoptery, and had a big interest in chess problems.
Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is frequently cited as his most important novel, and is at any rate his most widely known one, exhibiting the love of intricate wordplay and descriptive detail that characterized all his works.
Lolita was ranked fourth in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels; Pale Fire (1962) was ranked 53rd on the same list, and his memoir, Speak, Memory (1951), was listed eighth on the publisher's list of the 20th century's greatest nonfiction. He was also a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction seven times.
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Lolita, a novel by Vladimir Nabokov was published in 1955 and is one of the finest novels of the 20th century. The story is a bit controversial which revolves around Humbert Humbert. He is in love with a 12 year old girl named Dolores Haze and calls her privately Lolita. Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged professor going through mid-life crisis, who falls for the daughter of his landlady. He has become very possessive about her and can do anything to have her.
So over possessive he is that he can commit any crime in order to get her. Is this love or a level of insanity? Is he a frustrated soul or a monster? This book is a stunning work of art of today’s times. Lolita will keep you glued to your chairs till the very end. It involves elements of comedy and is very expressive in its approach.
Lolita is also to a large extent shocking in its approach as it is passionate and comic at the same time. It’s a modern-day fiction work written beautifully by Vladimir Nabokov.
Humbert Humbert has been referred to as a “funny monster” of modern-day literature. The book has been adapted not only in movies but also Opera, Ballet and Broadway musical.
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