Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov was first published in 1955. Immediately it became infamous for its highly controversial content: a middle-aged man’s sexual infatuation with a twelve year old girl.
“Because I am Furniture” examines consequences of emotional abuse
What is a good novel? Does it have to have beautiful, lengthy prose? Something that has complex sentence structure?
“The Virgin Blue” weaves plotlines that are centuries apart
While Chevalier may be most well known for her novel turned film, “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” her debut work, “The Virgin Blue,” is actually far superior to her more popular works.