Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

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Author

Vladimir Nabokov

Source

Lolita

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Opening lines Assonance

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

Russia Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita. Olympia Press, 1955, ch. 1.

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