The Enchanter is the Ur-Lolita, the precursor to Nabokovâs classic novel. At once hilarious and chilling, it tells the story of an outwardly respectable man and his fatal obsession with certain pubescent girls, whose coltish grace and subconscious coquetry reveal, to his mind, a special bud on the verge of bloom.
âMasterly . . . brilliant.â â V.S. Pritchett, The New York Review of Books
âA gem to be appreciated by any admirer of the most graceful and provocative literary craftsman.â â Chicago Tribune
One of the twentieth centuryâs master prose stylists, Vladimir Nabokov was born in St. Petersburg in 1899. He studied French and Russian literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, then lived in Berlin and Paris, where he launched a brilliant literary career. In 1940 he moved to the United States, and achieved renown as a novelist, poet, critic, and translator. He taught literature at Wellesley, Stanford, Cornell, and Harvard. In 1961 he moved to Montreux, Switzerland, where he died in 1977.
âOne of the best books of the year . . . [The Enchanter] displays the supple clarity of a master.â â The Boston Globe
âNabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically.â â John Updike
In paperback for the first time, The Enchanter is the precursor to Vladimir Nabokov's most famous novel, Lolita. At once hilarious and chilling, it is the story of a middle-aged man's fatal obsession with certain pubescent girls. "A heady combination of passion, humor, and beauty . . . suspenseful, funny, and shocking."--The New York Times Book Review.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- Psychological
- Genre Fiction
Publisher : Vintage
Author : Nabokov, Vladimir
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :1991-07-20
Number Of Pages : 144
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0679728864
ISBN-13 : 9780679728863
Item weight : 0.3 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.2 in x 7.9 in
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