Lolita (Penguin Modern Classics)
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
PDF · English · 2000
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, fastidious college professor. He also likes little girls. And none more so than Lolita, who he'll do anything to possess. Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these?
"Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov, published in 1955, is a provocative and controversial novel that explores the obsession of Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged man, with a 12-year-old girl named Dolores Haze, whom he nicknames Lolita. The story is told from Humbert's perspective, offering a disturbing yet deeply poetic account of his infatuation, manipulation, and obsession with the young girl.
The novel explores themes of guilt, desire, and moral ambiguity, as Humbert justifies his actions to himself and the reader. While dealing with a taboo subject, Nabokov uses exquisite language, irony, and complex narrative techniques to create a work t