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Pale Fire
A Novel
by Vladimir Nabokov
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Generally considered one of Nabokov's greatest works, PALE FIRE consists of a 999-line poem written by a professor named John Shade, and a scholarly commentary on it by his colleague, Charles Kinbote. The novel is a satire of literary scholarship and American university life; it is also a study of creativity in both its constructive and destructive guises--and a remarkable work of poetry as well. Despite its complexity, PALE FIRE was a best-seller when it appeared in 1962, and was nominated for the National Book Award.
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9780679723424,
Paperback,
Vintage Books,
1989
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9780399121616,
Hardcover,
Putnam Pub Group,
1978
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9780399504587,
Paperback,
Berkley Pub Group,
1980
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9781402830617,
Hardcover,
Barnes & Noble,
2002
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9780425093221,
Paperback,
Berkley Pub Group,
1987
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Publisher Notes
Nabokov's parody, half poem and half commentary on the poem, deals with the escapades of the deposed king of Zemala in a New England college town.
Media Reviews
"Too clever by half. But a pleasure."
First Line
"Pale Fire," a poem in heroic couplets, of nine hundred ninety-nine lines, divided into four cantos, was composed by John Francis Shade (born July 5, 1898, died July 21, 1959) during the last twenty days of his life, at his residence in New Wye, Appalachia, U.S.A.
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