By Vladimir Nabokov
Published: 1932
Episode: Flashes Before Your Eyes
Reference: Hurley was reading this in Sawyers tent
Outline
The book deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship. In 1955, Nabokov used this theme again with Lolita to a much greater effect..
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