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The Real Lolita: A Lost Girl, an Unthinkable Crime, and a Scandalous Masterpiece

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The Real Lolita: A Lost Girl, An Unthinkable Crime and A Scandalous Masterpiece - Weinman, Sarah
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Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is one of the most beloved and notorious novels of all time. And yet, very few of its readers know that the subject of the novel was inspired by a real-life case: the 1948 abduction of eleven-year-old Sally Horner. Weaving together suspenseful crime narrative, cultural and social history, and literary investigation, The Real Lolita restores Sally Horner to her rightful place in the lore of the novel's creation. Drawing upon extensive investigations, legal documents, public records, and interviews ...

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The Real Lolita: A Lost Girl, An Unthinkable Crime and A Scandalous Masterpiece 2021, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London

ISBN-13: 9781474605618

Mass-market paperback

The Real Lolita: A Lost Girl, an Unthinkable Crime, and a Scandalous Masterpiece 2019, Ecco Press

ISBN-13: 9780062661937

Trade paperback