Lolita

1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov
VisualArtwork literary_work Q127149
Lolita
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Lolita is a visual artwork that encompasses multiple genres, including tragicomedy, metafiction, confessional fiction, editorial fiction, erotica, and detective fiction [1][2][3][4]. Its creative influences draw from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s A Gentle Creature, Eugene Onegin, Rusalka, The Little Mermaid, and The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood, along with one additional unspecified source [4]. The work has been recognized with prestigious accolades, appearing on Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century and 20th Century’s Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction .

Lolita

Summary

Lolita is a literary work[1]. Lolita ranks in the top 0.081% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,176 views/month, #23 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lolita authored Vladimir Nabokov[3].
  • Lolita received the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].
  • Lolita received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[5].
  • Lolita was influenced by Fyodor Dostoyevsky[6].
  • Lolita was influenced by A Gentle Creature[7].
  • Lolita was influenced by Eugene Onegin[8].
  • Lolita was influenced by Rusalka[9].
  • Lolita was influenced by The Little Mermaid[10].
  • Lolita was influenced by The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood[11].
  • Lolita's instance of is recorded as literary work[12].
  • Lolita was published by Olympia Press[13].
  • Lolita was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[14].
  • Lolita was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson[15].
  • Lolita was published by Fawcett Publications[16].
  • Lolita's genre is tragicomedy[17].
  • Lolita's genre is metafiction[18].
  • Lolita's genre is confessional fiction[19].
  • Lolita's genre is editorial fiction[20].
  • Lolita's genre is erotica[21].
  • Lolita's genre is detective fiction[22].
  • Dolores Haze is named after Lolita[23].
  • Lolita's depicts is recorded as insanity[24].
  • Lolita's depicts is recorded as consumer culture[25].
  • Lolita's depicts is recorded as demonic[26].
  • Lolita's place of publication is recorded as France[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8441967d-4fe5-462c-933b-ce0090c8f050[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Lolita authored Vladimir Nabokov[3]. Publishers include Olympia Press[13], G. P. Putnam's Sons[14], Weidenfeld & Nicolson[15], and Fawcett Publications[16].

Publication

Lolita was released on 1955[30]. Lolita's place of publication is recorded as France[27]. Lolita's language of work or name is recorded as English[31]. Genres include tragicomedy[17], metafiction[18], confessional fiction[19], editorial fiction[20], erotica[21], and detective fiction[22].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include solipsism[32], morality[33], artistic creation[34], child abuse[35], hebephilia[36], and pedophilia[37].

Reception

Awards received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4], a list of best books[38], in France[39], written by Le Monde[40] and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[5], a list of best books[41].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Lolita include lolicon[42], a fiction genre[43]; Lolita City[44], a web page[45], founded in 2010[46]; and Lolita[47], a term[48].

Why It Matters

Lolita ranks in the top 0.081% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,176 views/month, #23 of 28,446).[2] Lolita has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Lolita is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for Lolita include lolicon[42], a fiction genre[43]; Lolita City[44], a web page[45], founded in 2010[46]; and Lolita[47], a term[48].

FAQs

What awards did Lolita receive?

Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4] and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Lolita: A Janus Text. wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Metafiction, Transcendence, and Death in Nabokov's Lolita. wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . The Annotated Lolita (1991 Vintage Books ed.). wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . The Annotated Lolita (1991 Vintage Books ed.). wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . Lolita: A Janus Text. wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . Lolita and the Poetry of Advertising. wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . Parody and Authenticity in Lolita. wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [31] . wikidata.org.
  21. [30] . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] . A Reader's Guide to Nabokov's "Lolita" (2009 Academic Studies Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  23. [7] . A Reader's Guide to Nabokov's "Lolita" (2009 Academic Studies Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  24. [8] . A Reader's Guide to Nabokov's "Lolita" (2009 Academic Studies Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  25. [9] . A Reader's Guide to Nabokov's "Lolita" (2009 Academic Studies Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  26. [10] . A Reader's Guide to Nabokov's "Lolita" (2009 Academic Studies Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  27. [11] . A Reader's Guide to Nabokov's "Lolita" (2009 Academic Studies Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . The Annotated Lolita (1991 Vintage Books ed.). wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . Lolita: A Janus Text. wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Lolita: The Quest for Ecstasy. wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . The Annotated Lolita (1991 Vintage Books ed.). wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . Lolita. wikidata.org.
  33. [37] . Lolita. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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