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"Masterly ... brilliant." -- V. S. Pritchett, The New York Review of Books
"A gem to be appreciated by any admirer of the most graceful and provocative literary craftsman." -- Chicago Tribune
"One of the best books of the year ... [The Enchanter] displays the supple clarity of a master." -- Boston Globe
"Enchanting ... sleekly wrought." -- Newsweek
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The precursor to Nabokov's classic novel, Lolita. A middle-aged man weds an unattractive widow in order to indulge his obsession with her daughter. "A gem to be appreciated by any admirer of the most graceful and provocative literary craftsman." Chicago TribuneThe unnamed protagonist of the story is, outwardly, a respectable and comfortable man; inside, he churns at the pubescent femininity of certain girls. Rare girls one in a thousand whose coltish grace and subconscious flirtatiousness betray, to his obsessed mind, a very special bud on the moist verge of its bloom. Sitting on a park bench one day, he is tantalized by the fleeting form of just such a girl roller-skating on a gravel path. His desire to be near this beauty burns in him and drives him to begin a courtship of the childs pitiful mother a course that can end only in the disintegration of his life. Over the years, the idea of The Enchanter grew; it changed; it developed claws and wings. By 1953 it was ready to furnish the basic theme of Lolita."The Enchanter is entertaining independent of its Lolita connection. It is arch, delicious and beautifully written." Publishers Weekly 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780679728863
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