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Lolita
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Lolita
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Vladimir Nabokov
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:368 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780141023496
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.54 813.54 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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| Publication Date |
26 January 2006 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, fastidious college professor. He also likes little girls. And none more so than Lolita, who he'll do anything to possess. 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?
Author Biography
Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) Russian-born American novelist, critic, and acknowledged lepidopterist. Nabokov wrote both in Russian and English. His best-known novel, LOLITA (1955), shocked many people but its humor and literary style were praised by critics.
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