{"product_id":"lolita-1","title":"Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov","description":"\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"4vsjiv-hzqpcm-8zlfkv-vhffvt\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLolita is a controversial literary novel that tells the story of Humbert Humbert, a literature professor who becomes obsessively infatuated with a young girl he calls “Lolita.” After becoming her stepfather through marriage to her mother, he takes control of her life, leading to a disturbing and manipulative relationship. The novel follows their journey across the United States, exploring Humbert’s psychological justifications, guilt, and obsession, while also revealing Lolita’s lack of agency and suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is widely regarded as a masterpiece of 20th-century literature for its complex language, unreliable narration, and exploration of themes such as obsession, power, manipulation, morality, and desire. At the same time, it is also deeply unsettling due to its subject matter, and it challenges readers to question perspective and moral interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVladimir Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist, born in Saint Petersburg in 1899. He came from a wealthy and educated family and later emigrated after the Russian Revolution. Nabokov wrote many influential works in both Russian and English, with \u003cem\u003eLolita\u003c\/em\u003e being his most famous and debated novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was also a respected scholar and butterfly expert, with a strong interest in language, structure, and detail, which is reflected in his highly stylistic writing. Nabokov is considered one of the greatest literary stylists of modern literature, known for his inventive storytelling and precise use of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"2nkpw5-iptxfu-abam1s-p10e0\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"sh0gov-rzepz7-fyxfuf-v6dx9j\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"edpIngress_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"richProductInformation_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"hqaknn-u1630a-7ppj01-hvgmsw\" data-feature-name=\"richProductInformation\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"richProductInformation_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"rich_product_information\" data-csa-c-id=\"i8ge9f-4kkyxo-qkdxcu-ika0o7\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none celwidget\" id=\"rich_product_information\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44274420547841,"sku":"2RI9JJJLT-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/vnn.jpg?v=1723796062","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/lolita-1","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}