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Lolita, or the Confession of a White Widowed Male
Humbert Humbert, a literature professor in his late 30s, is obsessed with 12-year old Dolores Haze. The novel was banned for being obscene in Argentina, England, France, New Zealand and South Africa. - AsNotedIn
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.Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1955/00/00 | Vladimir Nabokov | Author | Lolita - published | ||||
| 1955/00/00 | Olympia Press | Publisher | Lolita - published |
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| Particulars for Lolita (book): | |||
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| Narrative Arts | Adult Theme | narrative content maybe objectionable or disturbing | |
| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Art Attribute | Erotica | relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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