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Lolita: Review on www.biblio.com
Vladimir Nabokov's notorious, hilarious erotic murder mystery takes the form of a monologue by his hero, Humbert Humbert, as he attempts to justify his love for and obsession with the barely adolescent Dolores Haze, known as Lolita. Humbert's cross-country flight with his adored nymphet ends with her betrayal of him with his rival, the evil Quilty, who pursues Lolita not out of love but out of lust and selfishness, and who functions as a kind of double for the more pure-hearted (if perverse) Humbert. Some critics see Humbert (who, like Nabokov, was a European émigré) and Lolita (the quintessentially vulgar American) as personifications of the Old and New Worlds, one corrupting the other (but which?). One of the astonishing aspects of Nabokov's masterpiece is his dazzling command of English, including puns and wordplay worthy of Joyce. Another is the novel's famously checkered publishing history: LOLITA was rejected, banned, censored, and published underground, and it remained unpublished in the US until 1958.
I just ordered it on Biblio for about 9 euro! (including delivery).
Thank you for your recommendation! Looks good!
Best of luck for your 2007 readathon!0 -
I've been inspired to do the same for 2007, though I'm slightly behind as I haven't even started my first one yet. I will tomorrow though, and I'll keep a list so as I can report back with my "findings" at the end of the year.
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MrJoeSoap wrote:I've been inspired to do the same for 2007, though I'm slightly behind as I haven't even started my first one yet. I will tomorrow though, and I'll keep a list so as I can report back with my "findings" at the end of the year.
I wish I had to time to!!
I think I read 7/8 books one particular week..but that was not having to work and living in my bed reading! 0 -
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The "Mona Lisa" of literature. You can keep your Ulysses Mr. Norris!
Came across this recently, probably old news to most here: Novel twist Nabokov family rejects Lolita plagiarism claim.
Also worth mentioning is "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Nafisi (Have to confess I haven't finished this yet). From Amazon:
"Threaded into the memoir are trenchant discussions of the work of Vladimir Nabokov, F Scott Fitzgerald, Jane Austen and other authors who provided the women with examples of those who successfully asserted their autonomy despite great odds."
Would also recommend "The Luzhin Defense", which is not just about chess (Nabakov was a keen player of course). Can't find the full quote but this will qive you a flavour:
"At first it went softly, softly, like muted violins. The players occupied their positions cautiously, moving this and that up but doing it politely . . . and if there was any threat it was entirely conventional – more like a hint to one’s opponent that over there he would do well to build a cover . . . Then without the least warning, a chord sang out tenderly. This was one of Turati’s forces occupying a diagonal line. But forthwith a trace of melody very softly manifested itself on Luzhin’s side also. For a moment mysterious possibilities were quivering, and then all was quiet again."
"Laughter in the Dark" isn't one of his best but is still well worth a read. Who else could get away with starting a novel with "Once upon a time"!
"Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany, a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable, happy; one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved; was not loved; and his life ended in disaster."Backtoblack wrote:Lolita: Review on www.biblio.com
Vladimir Nabokov's notorious, hilarious erotic murder mystery takes the form of a monologue by his hero, Humbert Humbert, as he attempts to justify his love for and obsession with the barely adolescent Dolores Haze, known as Lolita. Humbert's cross-country flight with his adored nymphet ends with her betrayal of him with his rival, the evil Quilty, who pursues Lolita not out of love but out of lust and selfishness, and who functions as a kind of double for the more pure-hearted (if perverse) Humbert. Some critics see Humbert (who, like Nabokov, was a European émigré) and Lolita (the quintessentially vulgar American) as personifications of the Old and New Worlds, one corrupting the other (but which?). One of the astonishing aspects of Nabokov's masterpiece is his dazzling command of English, including puns and wordplay worthy of Joyce. Another is the novel's famously checkered publishing history: LOLITA was rejected, banned, censored, and published underground, and it remained unpublished in the US until 1958.
I just ordered it on Biblio for about 9 euro! (including delivery).
Thank you for your recommendation! Looks good!
Best of luck for your 2007 readathon!0
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