"Lolita" is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov. It was
published in France in 1955, and in the US, three years later. For some time,
especially during those years of publications, this novel was deemed
pornographic and caused a
sensation, however, in later years its status was lifted to that of acceptance, exploring the book in terms of languages and culture, and in relationship, that of courtly love.
The story goes: Pseudonymous Humbert Humbert awaits trial in prison for murder. The book he has written is presented as a document, edited and introduced by a Freudian psychiatrist.
The focus is the fascination Humbert feels with young girls. An Englishman teaching in New England, he lodges with the widowed Charlotte Haze and marries her to remain near her 12-year-old daughter Lolita. Charlotte dies in a car accident, distraught upon discovery of Humbert's private diaries.
Humbert and Lolita embark on a one year journey together across America. Then she seduces and leaves him, for Clare Quilty. He finally finds her, and Quilty. The meeting was unhappy and desperate. In the process, Humbert kills Quilty.