Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov · first published 1955

Lolita is a 1955 novel written by the Russian and American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The protagonist and narrator is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert. He details his obsession with and victimization of a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, whom he describes as a "nymphet". Humbert becomes sexually obsessed with Dolores after becoming her stepfather, and romanticizes his obsession.

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Genre:

Metafiction, Erotica, Tragicomedy, Confessional fiction, Found manuscript

Original language:

English

Year page:

1955