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The Two Lolitas

The Two Lolitas

by Michael Maar
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/11/2017

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A leading German scholar reveals his astonishing discovery about Nabokov's influential novel

We know the girl and her story, just as we know the title. But the author was Heinz von Eschwege, whose tale of Lolita appeared in 1916 under the pen name Heinz von Lichberg, forty years before Nabokov's celebrated novel took the world by storm. Von Lichberg later became a prominent journalist in the Nazi era, and his youthful work faded from view. The Two Lolitas uncovers a remarkable series of parallels between the two works and their authors--too many for coincidence.

With an introduction by best-selling German novelist Daniel Kehlmann, Maar's extraordinary literary detective story casts new light on the making of one of the most influential works of the twentieth century. This new edition includes an interview with the author, conducted by Kehlmann, in which Maar reveals that since writing the book he has discovered what might be the final piece of the puzzle.

ISBN:
9781786631848
9781786631848
Category:
Literature: history & criticism
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-11-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
198.12x129.54x10.16mm
Weight:
0.15kg
Michael Maar

Michael Maar is one of Germany 's leading literary critics.

Formerly a visiting professor at Stanford University, he is a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and the German Academy for Language and Literature.

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