The real Lolita
Subtitle: the kidnapping of Sally Horner and the novel that scandalized the world
By: Sarah Weinman
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780062661920
Subjects: Kidnapping; Child abuse; Captivity; Case studies
Description: "In 1948, Sally Horner was just eleven years old when she was kidnapped by a man claiming to be an FBI agent. Seven years later, Vladimir Nabokov published Lolita, perhaps the most seminal novel of the twentieth century. Sarah Weinman's investigation into how the two are connected is a thrilling, heartbreaking mix of literary scholarship and true-crime writing."--back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-290) and index.