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Alfaguara, 1900. Soft cover. New. STORED NEW PRISTINE CONDITION SANITIZED THEN WRAPPED
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Lolita is widely regarded as one of the greatest books of the 20th Century. The cultural influence of Lolita cannot be understated, and numerous editions have been printed since 1955. The book has been made into movies, plays, and has sparked countless conversations about relationships and the nature of obsession. Even the covers of the later editions have sparked controversy, as they feature potentially suggestive depictions of the famous "nymphet". Unsurprisingly, Lolita is often at the top of banned books lists in high schools.
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Even though Vladimir Nabokov originally wrote the book in English in the United States, he could find no American publishers to accept the manuscript. Nabokov eventually found Olympia Press publishing house in France, and the 1955 first printing of about 5,000 copies sold out fairly quickly. The book was first published as green hardcovers in two volumes, with the price of "Francs : 900" stamped on back wrappers of each copy. Most later editions were printed as paperbacks with both volumes in one book.
Due to the infamous subject matter of the book, Lolita was quickly banned in much of Europe, but was finally published in the United States in 1958. The American edition found a receptive audience, as it became the first book after Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind to sell 100,000 copies in just three weeks. -
Due to the infamous subject matter of the book, Lolita was quickly banned in much of Europe, but was finally published in the United States in 1958. The American edition found a receptive audience, as it became the first book after Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind to sell 100,000 copies in just three weeks. -
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- Title LOLITA - PORTUGUES BRASIL
- Author VLADIMIR NABOKOV
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher ALFAGUARA - GRUPO OBJETIVA
- Date 2011
- ISBN 9788579620560
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new. Lolita é um dos mais importantes romances do século XX. Polêmico, irônico, tocante, narra o amor obsessivo de Humbert Humbert, um cínico intelectual de meia-idade, por Dolores Haze, Lolita, 12 anos, uma ninfeta que inflama suas loucuras e seus desejos mais agudos. A obra-prima de Nabokov, agora em nova tradução, não é apenas uma assombrosa história de paixão e ruína. É também uma viagem de redescoberta pela América; é a exploração da linguagem e de seus matizes; é uma mostra da arte narrativa em seu auge. Através da voz de Humbert Humbert, o leitor nunca sabe ao certo quem é a caça, quem é o caçador. Nabokov compôs a maior parte do manuscrito - que ele mesmo chamou de "bomba-relógio" - entre 1950 e 1953. Nos dois anos seguintes, ouviu recusas de cinco editoras norte-americanas ("pura pornografia", disse-lhe uma). Em 1955, foi finalmente aceito por uma obscura editora francesa, a Olympia Press. Em junho, assinou o contrato; em outubro, recebeu os…
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