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Name: Diario di Lo
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Author: Pia Pera

Pia Pera’s debut novel revisits the contentious character of Lolita from a new angle, giving the young heroine her own narrative voice. The story unfolds in the Paris office of the fictional author John Ray, who is stunned when Dolores Schlegel, a young mother with a previously hidden diary, enters his room and confronts him. Through this encounter, Pera explores themes of teenage desire, middle‑aged attraction, and the complex dynamics of relationship addiction, offering a fresh lens on a classic cultural figure.

First publish date: 1995

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: Pia Pera

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