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Pale Fire
Vladimir Nabokov
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Description for Pale Fire
Paperback.
'One of the greatest books I've ever read. Its heart is strange, but it is huge; let yours beat in response' MARY GAITSKILL
Pale Fire, a 999-line poem, is the final work of the celebrated - and recently murdered - American author, John Francis Shade.
Here that poem is transcribed, introduced and annotated (at length) by Shade's fellow scholar, neighbour and apparent friend, Charles Kinbote.
Approaching this task with gusto, Kinbote's annotations reveal conclusive evidence of his own impact on Shade, disguised references to the northern land of Zembla, which he may or may not have once ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
W&N
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474620871
SKU
9781474620871
Shipping Time
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About Vladimir Nabokov
VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICH NABOKOV was born on 23 April 1899, in St Petersburg, Russia, the elder son of an aristocratic, cultured, politically liberal family. As a young man, he studied Slavic and romance languages at Cambridge. Between 1923 and 1940, he published novels, short stories, plays, poems and translations in the Russian language. In 1940 he, his wife and son moved ... Read more
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