Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" caused a stir not only in America in 1958 - the novel has lost none of its freshness since then and has long since become a modern classic. This book does not offer the thousandth interpretation of Lolita and does not indulge in fantasies about a fictional character. Instead, it examines the novel in various relationships to the real world. It describes the arduous path to its acceptance. It traces Lolita's journeys across America and identifies all her stops for the first time. It follows the chimpanzee in the Paris Zoo, whose cage drawings provided Nabokov with the creative spark. It outlines the history of the German translation. It questions the legitimacy of "Lolita" being considered a love story. And it does not shy away from a discussion of Humbert's passion for the twelve-year-old girl, whom he...