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Article: Lovely Lolita strikes again.(new book published recounting Nabokov's "Lolita" from Lolita's point of view)(Brief Article)
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- September 6, 1999
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It seems the uproar surrounding Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita never ends. First published in 1955, the story of Humbert Humbert's obsession with a 12-year-old was deemed brilliant by some--obscene by others. France banned it, and it was years before the book appeared in the United States. The plot was toned down to make the first film version in 1962; every major movie studio refused to release a 1997 rendition, which later aired on cable.
The novel tells the story from the 40-something admirer's point of view. "I simply did not know a thing about my darling's mind," he says. Now Lolita is having her say. Lo's Diary, written by Italian author Pia Pera, retells Lolita ...
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Article: Suit calls `Lolita' parody a ripoff
Chicago Sun-Times;
October 11, 1998 ;
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... ... without a catch, but a retold Lolita is fanning a hot legal affair ... point of view. Lo's Diary by Pia Pera, according to a lawsuit seeking ... evil playwright who lures away Lolita; and Clare, a man in the ... Sue. Dolores Maze, a k a Lolita, is now Dolores Haze. And ...
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