Vladimir Nabokov
Born
in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
April 22, 1899
Died
July 02, 1977
Website
Genre
Influences
Lolita
931 editions
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published
1955
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Pale Fire
172 editions
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published
1962
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Pnin
189 editions
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published
1957
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Laughter in the Dark
175 editions
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published
1932
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Invitation to a Beheading
155 editions
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published
1935
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Speak, Memory
176 editions
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published
1966
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The Luzhin Defense
143 editions
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published
1929
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Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
171 editions
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published
1969
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Despair
119 editions
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published
1934
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The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
63 editions
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1995
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“Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta. She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita. Did she have a precursor? She did, indeed she did. In point of fact, there might have been no Lolita at all had I not loved, one summer, an initial girl-child. In a princedom by the sea. Oh when? About as many years before Lolita was born as my age was that summer. You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, exhibit number one is what the seraphs, the misinformed, simple, noble-winged seraphs, envied. Look at this tangle of thorns.”
― Lolita
― Lolita
Polls
What did you think about our April/May Group Read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
It was great, I really liked it. 4 stars
It was good, I'm glad I read it. 3 stars
It was one of the best I have read, an exceptional and a classic. 5 stars
It was just ok. I can't understand why it's so great. 2 stars
I really didn't like it, but I finished it. 1 star
I didn't even bother to finish it. One of the worst books I have come across.
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