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].
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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].