Pale Fire

Vladimir Nabokov

Language: English

ISBN isni lc_authority_name lccn oclc-owi oclc-worldcat viaf_author_id

Publisher: Vintage Books

Published: Feb 14, 1962

Words: 79563
Flesch: 87.39
DDC: 813.54
FAST Tags: Experimental fiction, Russian fiction, American poetry, Nabokov; Vladimir Vladimirovich; 1899-1977, Poets, Symbolism, Teachers, Kings and rulers--Assassination
LCC: PS3527.A15
LC Genre: Literature>American and Canadian>Fiction>20th Century>1945-1999

Description:

In Pale Fire Nabokov offers a cornucopia of deceptive pleasures: a 999-line poem by the reclusive genius John Shade; an adoring foreword and commentary by Shade's self-styled Boswell, Dr. Charles Kinbote; a darkly comic novel of suspense, literary idolatry and one-upmanship, and political intrigue.