Banned Books: Lolita

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Vadimir Nabokov's book about the affair between a twelve-year-old girl and a middle-aged man was banned because it was considered pornography

Lolita, which was first finally published in 1955 by an unorthodox French press, had already been rejected by many American publishers. However the characterizations and plot were met with ovations from writers, professors, and critics in Europe and in the United States. It was banned in France in 1956-1958 and not published in its full form in the U.S. or United Kingdom until 1958.

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Vadimir Nabokov's book about the affair between a twelve-year-old girl and a middle-aged man was banned because it was considered pornography

Lolita, which was first finally published in 1955 by an unorthodox French press, had already been rejected by many American publishers. However the characterizations and plot were met with ovations from writers, professors, and critics in Europe and in the United States. It was banned in France in 1956-1958 and not published in its full form in the U.S. or United Kingdom until 1958.

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It was a good book, basically mocking the "man" who had the affair.