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Jeremy Irons' reading of Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" is extraordinary -- more than extraordinary. Irons is so convincing as Humbert Humbert, writhingly conscious of his own depravity, yet drowning in soul-splitting erotic anticipation as he pursues his "little Lo," the gangly but ravishing 12-year-old object of his pedophilic obsession, that you may find yourself sympathizing with his monstrous anguish. Nabokov's nymphet and her doomed, perverted suitor, so shocking when he created them nearly 40 years ago, have become part of our culture and language. Now, Nabokov's darkly comic, beautifully written, controversial novel will cause a sensation again in this compelling audio presentation.
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