--- product_id: 2581879 title: "The Enchanter Audio CD – Unabridged, May 27, 2014" brand: "vladimir nabokovchristopher lane" price: "€ 20.90" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/2581879-the-enchanter-audio-cd-unabridged-may-27-2014 store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # The Enchanter Audio CD – Unabridged, May 27, 2014 **Brand:** vladimir nabokovchristopher lane **Price:** € 20.90 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Enchanter Audio CD – Unabridged, May 27, 2014 by vladimir nabokovchristopher lane - **How much does it cost?** € 20.90 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/2581879-the-enchanter-audio-cd-unabridged-may-27-2014) ## Best For - vladimir nabokovchristopher lane enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted vladimir nabokovchristopher lane brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Enchanter Audio CD – Unabridged, May 27, 2014 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41DI6SRdrwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ No Moral Imperative... *by G***O on Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2008* ...but is it my own lack of a philosophically absolute morality, or Nabokov's ambiguity, that makes The Enchanter such an uncomfortable book to read? I will confess, to establish my critical credibility, that I have transgressed the Mosaic commandments about my neighbor's wife and, yes, also his maidservant. I didn't get to throw the first stone at Bill Clinton or wife-betraying John McCain for their sleazy behavior. But some behaviors do disgust me, outrage me, enflame me with vengeful wrath. Sexual violence toward children is so creepy that I'd throw away my objections to capital punishment for it. The Enchanter is a novella about the obsession of a middle-aged man with barely pubescent girls, in which the protagonist schemes slyly for months to gain access to such a girl, in the role of her widowd step-father, in order to seduce her and shape her to his fantasies. In the end, his hateful self-control fails and he tries to rape her. She screams, the "world" intervenes, and the hopeful pederast throws himself before a truck in the dark.There, I've told the story, spoiled the denouement, haven't I? But as always with Nabokov, it's the language that matters anyway, the wily tricks the master plays with our sympathies and susceptibilities, the bitter taste in the mouth this story leaves in the form of the realization that any of us might be as depraved and loathsome to ourselves as the nameless protagonist of The Enchanter. That's one possible reading, anyway, and the one offered by Nabokov's son Dimitri, who translated the novella from Russian to English. Is it my reading? Only provisionally, at best. The vividness of the sexual details and of the sadistic finale seem altogether too artful, so that I fear "somebody out there" will be enjoying them a bit too freely. (There I go, throwing the stone after all.) It's one thing to formulate an acceptable answer to the question of 'what Nabokov meant by such a tale.' It's another to be troubled by the question of 'why Nabokov chose to write such a tale.'Notice that I've made no mention of a connection between this novella, written in Europe, and a much more famous novel written later in America. Let's leave it that way, with the understanding that many of the same perplexities will arise. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Poetically Precious Pedophilia *by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2007* "The Enchanter" is an incredible example of what Nabokov can do in less than 100 pages. The book is a portrait of a pedophile, in his own words. Despite the fact that it is a translation, the genius of the original text is carefully preserved by his son, Dmitri's rendition into English. The prose is practically verse. The use of language is pure genius. And the device of using the deviant mind as the story teller is again, just another example of Nabokov's incredible creative ability.As noted in the afterword by Dmitri, the title of the book most usually translates to "The Magician" but apparently, Nabokov indicated that his intended English translation should be "The Enchanter." Perhaps this is because the pedophile is enchanted with the concept of having a prepubescent girl to bring along through all the various sexualities that ran within his warped persona.Additionally, the story rolls along as an incredible pace. The last 10 pages being probably the most `enchanting' of all, as the story comes to a crashing crescendo of an ending. Like most of the writings of Nabokov, the book is an example of a brilliant novelist at his very best. Do not fail to read the afterword by Dmitri Nabokov, the translator and son of the author, especially where he disavows any direct relationship to "Lolita." It is recommended to those with a wide vocabulary and a not overly judgmental mind. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Precurser to LOLITA *by T***M on Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2012* If you didn't know, Lolita wasn't Nabokov's first and only book with an age-discrepant theme. The Enchanter was published in 1986, but the Russian manuscript was written in 1939 while the Nabokovs lived in Paris. It took so long to be translated and published, because Nabokov thought the manuscript had been destroyed until he found it while gathering material to be given to the Library of Congress. In the novella, the 40-year-old protagonist did everything within his power to be intimate with a 12-year-old nymphet he fell in love with after he saw her skating in the park.Even some of Nabokov's published poetry contained an ephebopilia theme. In "Lilith", which can be found in his Selected Poems (2012) he wrote:Shielding her face and to the sparking sun\showing a russet armpit, in a doorway\there stood a naked little girl.\She had a water lily in her curls\and was as graceful as a woman. Tenderly\her nipples bloomed, and I recalled\the springtime of my lifer on earth,\when through the alders on the river brink\so very closely I could watch the miller's youngest daughter as she stepped\out of the water, and she was all golden,\with a wet fleece between her legs Katie --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/2581879-the-enchanter-audio-cd-unabridged-may-27-2014](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/2581879-the-enchanter-audio-cd-unabridged-may-27-2014) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*