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Nabokov’s novel Lolita serves as a necessary, albeit controversial, classic
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Few novels have generated as much debate as Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita. First published in 1955, the book was immediately controversial for its subject matter: the middle-aged Humbert Humbert narrates his obsessive, manipulative relationship with 12-year-old Dolores Haze, whom he calls “Lolita.” Critics and readers have long struggled with whether the book is art, exploitation, or…
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