In this 1986 interview with Don Swaim, Dmitri Nobokov speaks about his father, Vladimir Nobokov and his father's novels. The Enchanter, which was originally written in Russian, somewhat parallels the storyline of Vladimir Nobokov's later novel, Lolita. Dmitri Nobokov spent a great deal of time translating the work and also tells Don Swaim some things most people don't know about Vladimir Nobokov. Later in the interview, Swaim moves from the topic of Vladimir Nobokov to asking questions about Dmitri.

Listen to the Dmitri Nobokov interview with Don Swaim, 1986
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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio.