Lolita (disambiguation)

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Lolita is a 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov.

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  • Lolita (opera), a 1992 opera by Rodion Shchedrin based on Nabokov's novel
  • "Lolita: Caprice Espagnol", Opus 54 (composed 1890) by Cécile Chaminade for piano solo

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