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> Lolita was published in the US According to Wikipedia it was first published in France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita#Publication_and_reception https:
by bloak 8mo ago
> Lolita was published in the US
According to Wikipedia it was first published in France:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita#Publication_and_reception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita#Publication_and_recepti...
- DiscourseFan 8mo agoThat’s a fascinating publication history but does in the end demonstrate my original point: once the french government got word of it they banned the book, whereas in the US, once it got a publisher, it basically proliferated unchecked, probably on account of the strong norms around freedom of speech.