Lolita

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is one of the most celebrated, controversial, and linguistically extraordinary novels of the twentieth century. First published in 1955, it presents the unreliable, self-justifying confession of Humbert Humbert — a cultivated European intellectual consumed by a dangerous obsession with twelve-year-old Dolores Haze, whom he nicknames Lolita. What unfolds is a narrative of devastating moral complexity and extraordinary linguistic invention that demands and rewards the most active, critical reading.

Nabokov's prose is among the most dazzlingly inventive in all of literature — playful, allusive, shot through with dark irony and aching, twisted beauty that makes the act of reading simultaneously thrilling and deeply uncomfortable. The gap between Humbert's self-serving narration and the grim reality the reader perceives beneath it is one of the great achievements of unreliable narration in the literary canon. This is a book that is profoundly about the abuse of language as a tool of manipulation, even as it represents the English language at its most devastatingly beautiful.

A work that has generated more critical debate than almost any other novel of its era, Lolita is essential reading for students of literature and serious readers who want to engage with one of the most complex and technically brilliant novels ever written. Challenging, morally serious, and utterly unforgettable.

Product Details

Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN-13: 9780141182537
Dimensions: Approx. 20 × 13 × 2 cm
Weight: Approx. 0.28 kg
Delivery Time: 3–5 Business Days