Happy Birthday, Lo

On the anniversary of Lolita's publication, the NYT has an excellently written and informative OpEd by Stacy Schiff.

For example: Wow.

In 1955, Paris was a city rather than a celebrity; stars of X-rated films did not write how-to books; and "obscene" was a designation for art rather than a denomination of money.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/opinion/15schiff.html?th&emc=th