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Being Lolita

- A Memoir
Af: Alisson Wood Engelsk Paperback

Being Lolita

- A Memoir
Af: Alisson Wood Engelsk Paperback
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"Have you ever read Lolita?"

So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson''s metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North. He praises her as a special and gifted writer, and she blossoms under his support and his vision for her future.

Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a relationship that blooms from a simple crush into a forbidden romance, with Mr. North convincing her that theirs is a love affair rivalled only by Nabokov''s masterpiece. But as time progresses and his hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of that narrative is actually a disturbing fiction.

In the wake of what becomes a deeply abusive relationship, Alisson is faced again and again with the story of her past, from re-reading Lolita in college, to working with teenage girls, to becoming a professor of creative writing. It is only with that distance and perspective that she understands the ultimate power language has had on her and how to harness that power to tell her own true story.

Being Lolita is a stunning coming-of-age memoir of obsession, passion and manipulation, shining a bright light on our shifting perceptions of consent, vulnerability and power. This is the story of what happens when a young woman realises her entire narrative must be rewritten and then takes back the pen to rewrite it.

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"Have you ever read Lolita?"

So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson''s metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North. He praises her as a special and gifted writer, and she blossoms under his support and his vision for her future.

Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a relationship that blooms from a simple crush into a forbidden romance, with Mr. North convincing her that theirs is a love affair rivalled only by Nabokov''s masterpiece. But as time progresses and his hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of that narrative is actually a disturbing fiction.

In the wake of what becomes a deeply abusive relationship, Alisson is faced again and again with the story of her past, from re-reading Lolita in college, to working with teenage girls, to becoming a professor of creative writing. It is only with that distance and perspective that she understands the ultimate power language has had on her and how to harness that power to tell her own true story.

Being Lolita is a stunning coming-of-age memoir of obsession, passion and manipulation, shining a bright light on our shifting perceptions of consent, vulnerability and power. This is the story of what happens when a young woman realises her entire narrative must be rewritten and then takes back the pen to rewrite it.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781398701212
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1398701211
Udg. Dato: 6 apr 2023
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 6 apr 2023
Forfatter(e): Alisson Wood
Forfatter(e) Alisson Wood


Kategori Seksuelle overgreb & chikane


ISBN-13 9781398701212


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 304


Udgave


Længde 27mm


Bredde 198mm


Højde 130mm


Udg. Dato 6 apr 2023


Oplagsdato 6 apr 2023


Forlag Orion Publishing Co