Happy Anniversary, "Lolita"

"Lolita, light of my light, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta."

So begins Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita," which was published 50 years ago today in the U.S. This is one of my all-time favorite books, and that above opening paragraph gives you just a taste of this masterpiece. If you read the book, I guarantee you'll become an instant Nabokov fan, and you'll say: "Nabokov, taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Nah. Bo. Cough."