Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) wanted his unfinished novel to be burned, so goodness knows what he would think of it being snapped up by Playboy.
But the Lolita author might not be turning in his grave, having published in the magazine before and giving a defining interview in 1964.
Playboy has paid a record fee for the rights to a 5,000-word extract of The Original of Laura.