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" -- La Salle 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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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
Year Published: 2018
Description: 395 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language: English
Format: Large Type
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062861184
SUBJECTS
Horner, Sally, -- 1937-1952.
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1899-1977.
Kidnapping -- Case studies.
Kidnapping victims -- Biography.
Child sexual abuse -- Case studies.
Rape -- Case studies.
Sexually abused children -- Biography.
Child abuse -- Case studies.
Captivity -- Case studies.