Description
Vladimir Nabokov's "Pale Fire" presents a dazzling literary puzzle, framed as the annotated edition of a posthumous poem by John Shade. The true narrative, however, unfolds through the increasingly erratic and self-serving commentary of Shade's neighbor, Professor Charles Kinbote. Kinbote's extensive notes, ostensibly meant to illuminate Shade's verse, instead become a labyrinth of delusion, weaving a fantastical tale of a deposed king and his escape from a distant, mythical land. This masterful novel explores themes of authorship, interpretation, madness, and the unreliable nature of memory, all while showcasing Nabokov's signature wit and linguistic brilliance.
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paperback
Penguin Books
Published Aug 31, 2000
272 pages
ISBN: 9780141185262
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Details
First Published
1962
Language
eng
Translation
From: rus
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