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The Modern 'Lolita': Dramatizing the Mind of a Female Pedophile in Alissa Nutting's 'Tampa'

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Alissa Nutting’s novel features a teacher who preys on 14-year-old boys. Roxane Gay talks to the author of a very bold book.

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