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his wonderful novel by Russian author Vladimir Nabokov deals with the obsession Humbert Humbert develops for a 12 year old girl called Lolita. Apart from Nabokov's unique grasp on style - amazingly, English was his second languange - I was totally fascinated by the story.
The story is one of obsession and possession. HH possesses a young vulnerable lass. His obsession has no limits and will take the protagonist/narrator to transgressions beyond what is legally and morally acceptable in modern Western civilization.
This is a book that pushes many a boundary and one finds oneself enjoying the dark humour and the rich narrative style in spite of its troublesome subject matter. Lolita is a masterpiece and I thoroughly recommend it to everyone.
his wonderful novel by Russian author Vladimir Nabokov deals with the obsession Humbert Humbert develops for a 12 year old girl called Lolita. Apart from Nabokov's unique grasp on style - amazingly, English was his second languange - I was totally fascinated by the story.The story is one of obsession and possession. HH possesses a young vulnerable lass. His obsession has no limits and will take the protagonist/narrator to transgressions beyond what is legally and morally acceptable in modern Western civilization.
This is a book that pushes many a boundary and one finds oneself enjoying the dark humour and the rich narrative style in spite of its troublesome subject matter. Lolita is a masterpiece and I thoroughly recommend it to everyone.
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