Lolita: a Collector's Edition
About This Novel
The novel "Lolita" is the famous work of Russian-American writer Vladimir Nabokov and a landmark work of world literature. It has become a modern literary classic because of its complexity and artistry. The introduction collector's edition adds a long introduction before the text of the novel. It is written by Alfred Appel Jr., Nabokov's student at Cornell University and a recognized Nabokov research expert and cultural historian. It guides the reader from the three major aspects of "puppetry", "background" and "ingenious techniques", taking readers to appreciate the large number of word games, literary allusions and social customs that Nabokov carefully woven into "Lolita". This introduction also records the conversation between Appel and Nabokov himself, from which we can get a glimpse of the writer's writing motivation, theme, purpose, etc. In addition, anecdotes of film adaptations, the hobby of catching butterflies, long-term and passionate devotion, and various stubborn reading interests are also involved. The introduction records that Nabokov is both concerned about serious propositions and obsessed with trivial things. This contradictory expression obviously also remains in "Lolita".
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