Ruckpaul:Bye Bye Lolita

Dolores Haze – the Lolita from Vladimir Nabokov's eponymous novel – has transitioned from girlhood to womanhood. In her late thirties, she reflects on her damaged life and wonders how she became the person she is today. In her debut novel, Lea Ruckpaul tells the story of a survivor who frees herself and refuses to be a victim at any cost. "Bye Bye Lolita" is a furious farewell to a cliché that continues to shape the image of young women to this day – and to the power dynamics that enable it. A novel about the greatest misunderstanding in literary history.