An edition of Lolita (1955)

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An edition of Lolita (1955)

Lolita

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Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert, is obsessed with a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, whom he sexually molests after he becomes her stepfather. "Lolita" is his private nickname for Dolores. The novel was originally written in English and first published in Paris in 1955 by Olympia Press. Later it was translated into Russian by Nabokov himself and published in New York City in 1967 by Phaedra Publishers.



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Publisher
Guild Publishing
Language
English
Pages
319

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Cover of: Lolita
Lolita
1993, Orion
in English - promotional edition
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Lolita
1986-07, Berkley Books
mass market paperback in English - Berkley edition, thirty-fifth printing
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Lolita
1979, Guild Publishing
hardcover in English
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Lolita
1979, Guild Publishing
hardcover in English
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Lolita
1968-03, Berkley Publishing Corporation
mass market paperback in English - Berkley Medalion 2nd, second printing
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Lolita
1960-10, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
hardcover in English - Fourth impression
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Lolita
1960-01, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
hardcover in Italian - XII
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Lolita
1959-12, Crest Giant
mass market paperback in English - First Crest printing
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Lolita
1958, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Putnam
hardcover in English - Eighth impression
Cover of: Lolita
Lolita
1958, G. P. Putnam's Sons
hardcover in English - Eleventh impression

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Edition Notes

Published in
London
Copyright Date
1955

The Physical Object

Format
hardcover
Pagination
319p.
Number of pages
319

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL40230575M
Internet Archive
lolita0000unse_e2j7
OCLC/WorldCat
223482708

Excerpts

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins.
added anonymously.

first sentence

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