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Thursday, September 11, 2025

hurricane dolores

Here's a scholarly article I wrote for The Nabokovian in which I propose the theory that Vladimir Nabokov's source of inspiration for the name "Dolores Haze" in Lolita was the little-remembered film Slattery's Hurricane, written by Herman Wouk and starring Veronica Lake. Thanks to Nabnotes editor Eric Naiman for the chance to write.