Lolita/50th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Author: Vladimir Nabokov (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is a classic in the field of psychiatry. As an artistic work, it transcends the aspects of atonement; for readers, what is more important than its scientific significance and literary value is the moral impact it should have on serious readers. Because in this profound personal study, there is an universal lesson implied: the willful child, the selfish mother, the panting madman—these characters are not only vivid figures in a unique story; they remind us of dangerous tendencies; they point out the powerful influence of evil. This book should make us all—parents, social workers, educators—strive with greater vigilance and foresight to cultivate better individuals in a safer world.
The book tells the story of a middle-aged man's affair with a minor, Lolita. Humbert, who lives on teaching French at university, has always harbored a tender yet nightmare since the death of his first love in childhood. Teenage girls exert an irresistible, magic-like attraction on him. He keeps this secret desire hidden, calling out to those shallow and frenzied spirits with a trembling soul. By chance, he becomes the lodger of Charlotte (Lolita's mother). He becomes wildly in love with Charlotte's 14-year-old daughter—Lolita.