Vladimir Nabokov

Bertram, John. "Lingerie, Lollipops, Lipsticks": Inventing the Perfect Lolita Cover. 2010

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"Lingerie, Lollipops, Lipsticks": Inventing the Perfect Lolita Cover
Periodical or collection
Nabokov Online Journal
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v. 4
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Th essay analyzes the results of an artistic competition (which Bertram himself has announced and held) for the best cover of Nabokov’s novel, Lolita. A few selections out of over a hundred and fifty submissions have been awarded with monetary prizes. Bertram suggests that certain themes and recurrent images emerge in the public perception of this popular and controversial novel.