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Vladimir Nabokov · Modern · Novel
Modern · Novel
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov. A dazzlingly articulate predator attempts to aestheticize abuse, forcing readers to distinguish verbal beauty from moral truth.
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- Date
- 1955
- Origin
- Russia / United States
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Novel
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A dazzlingly articulate predator attempts to aestheticize abuse, forcing readers to distinguish verbal beauty from moral truth.
This work is included on the basis of bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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