- Roger Fishbite
"Roger Fishbite" is a novel by the American writer and journalist
Emily Prager , which was published in 1999.Themes and literary connections
The novel was written partly as a literary
parody ofVladimir Nabokov ’s "Lolita ", partly as a “reply both to the book and to the icon that the character Lolita has become.” [Author's Note, Prager, Emily - Roger Fishbite, Vintage: 1999] . It tells the story of thirteen year old Lucky Lady Linderhoff, and her mother, and their lodger, who Lucky calls Roger Fishbite. Whilst taking its inspiration from Nabokov’s Lolita, Prager’s novel is narrated by Lucky, not Fishbite, and displays a number of twists and turns that differ from the original text. Prager also updates the story, setting it in the modern day period, rather than choosing to set it in the nineteen fifties.References
External links
* [http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=24438 Emily Prager's page at Random House]
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