The Real Lolita : : the Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World
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Introduction: "Had I done to her...?" -- The five-and-dime -- A trip to the beach -- From Wellesley to Cornell -- Sally, at first -- The search for Sally -- Seeds of compulsion -- Frank in shadow -- "A lonely mother waits" -- The prosecutor -- Baltimore -- Walks of death -- Across America by Oldsmobile -- Dallas -- The neighbor -- San Jose -- After the rescue -- A guilty plea -- When Nabokov (really) learned about Sally -- Rebuilding a life -- Lolita progresses -- Weekend in Wildwood -- The note card -- "A darn nice girl" -- LaSalle in prison -- "Gee, Ed, that was bad luck" -- Writing and publishing Lolita -- Connecting Sally Horner to Lolita -- "He told me not to tell" -- Aftermaths -- Epilogue: On two girls named Lolita and Sally.
"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.
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. Weinman's investigation into how the two are connected is a thrilling, heartbreaking mix of literary scholarship and true-crime writing, casting a new light on the dark inspiration for a modern classic.-- adapted from jacket
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Interesting read submitted by Harlowamy on August 28, 2020, 11:58am Interesting book lots of information about a real life crime intertwining with the novel Lolita and its inspiration
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
Year Published: 2018
Description: xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062661920
0062661922
SUBJECTS
Horner, Sally, -- 1937-1952.
Kidnapping -- United States -- Case studies.
Child abuse -- United States -- Case studies.
Captivity -- United States -- Case studies.
Child abuse -- United States -- Case studies.
Biographies.
Case studies.
True crime stories.