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17 "Lolita" Book Covers From Around The World

Few books have gone through as many design iterations as Nabokov’s Lolita has in its 58-year history. Take a look at some of the novel’s international covers, ranging from the iconic to the absurd and obscure. posted on March 1, 2013 at 1:19pm EST

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United States, 1958.

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1959, Germany.

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1959, Israel.

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1961, France.

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1963, Denmark.

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1964, Turkey.

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1970, Italy.

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1970s, The Netherlands.

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1973, United Kingdom.

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1982, Germany.

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1988, Lebanon.

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1990, Germany.

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1994, Brazil.

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1999, South Korea.

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2007, Brazil.

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2010, United States.

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2011, Australia.

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lousylamb 3 months ago

I like 7 and 11 the best!
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louist2 3 months ago

So this book about pedophilia is considered a “masterpiece???” What a world we live in.
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- Prohass 3 months ago
  
  Have you
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  Christ even read the wiki on it.
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Sherlocked 3 months ago

Number 12 is not Lolita. It’s “The Enchanter.” Don’t have to read German to see that it’s obviously not the same.
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Lala Kala 3 months ago

Number 12 is the cover of The Enchanter. Even if you can’t read german, you could at least realize that it doesn’t say LOLITA on the cover.
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senoritagrey 3 months ago

I like it but some of those covers make uncomfortable, so spot on designers, spot on.
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akatobi2002 3 months ago

This book was truly disgusting.
ugh, such a good read.
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Holly Gofightly 3 months ago

This is one of my favorite books. Unfortunate that it gets overlooked so often because of its subject matter. The prose is absolutely genius.
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  I agree. I read the book in college and I was in awe of its stunning prose. Absolutely amazing.
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