On the back of an old copy of Lolita that I have, one quote endorses the novel: "...the only convincing love story of our century" (Vanity Fair). Like many of literature's most poignant and enduring love stories, Lolita chronicles an unattainable love. Pedophilia seems a disturbing framework, but it adeptly captures the passion, the obsession, and the manipulation of reason that are manifested in H.H..
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