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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679723420
ISBN-139780679723424
eBay Product ID (ePID)146153
Product Key Features
Book TitlePale Fire
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Absurdist, Literary
Publication Year1989
GenreFiction
AuthorVladimir Nabokov
Book SeriesVintage International Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN88-040532
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"This centaur work, half-poem, half-prose . . . is a creation of perfect beauty, symmetry, strangeness, originality and moral truth. Pretending to be a curio, it cannot disguise the fact that it is one of the great works of art of this century." --Mary McCarthy, "This centaur work, half-poem, half-prose ... is a creation of perfect beauty, symmetry, strangeness, originality and moral truth. Pretending to be a curio, it cannot disguise the fact that it is one of the great works of art of this century." --Mary McCarthy, "This centaur work, half-poem, half-prose . . . is a creation of perfect beauty, symmetry, strangeness, originality and moral truth. Pretending to be a curio, it cannot disguise the fact that it is one of the great works of art of this century." --Mary McCarthy
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
SynopsisA darkly comic novel of suspense, literary idolatry and one-upmanship, and political intrigue from one of the leading writers of the twentieth century, the acclaimed author of Lolita. "Half-poem, half-prose...a creation of perfect beauty, symmetry, strangeness, originality and moral truth. One of the great works of art of this century." --Mary McCarthy, New York Times bestselling author of The Group An ingeniously constructed parody of detective fiction and learned commentary, Pale Fire offers a cornucopia of deceptive pleasures, at the center of which is a 999-line poem written by the literary genius John Shade just before his death. Surrounding the poem is a foreword and commentary by the demented scholar Charles Kinbote, who interweaves adoring literary analysis with the fantastical tale of an assassin from the land of Zembla in pursuit of a deposed king. Brilliantly constructed and wildly inventive, Vladimir Nabokov's witty novel achieves that rarest of things in literature--perfect tragicomic balance., 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.
LC Classification NumberPS3527.A15P3 1989
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- 28. Mai. 2025
Great edition
Book is in exemplary condition for 1989 and has a rare photo cover that's better than the more commonly found 'matchstick' cover. It was good being able to find it, since Amazon doesn't have this edition.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 28. Aug. 2018
A book of life, a game of fate, a joy forever: by a madman
This is a book to read and read and read again. To assay, inspect, examine; you may not get to the bottom of it; there may not be a bottom to get to. But it is a lot of fun trying to get there! Disclaimer: If, that is, you like a search and not a story handed on a silver salver. It's like a Treasure Hunt with no end, or object, no goal but to enjoy the journey and to marvel at Nabokov as at a Grand Master. Again, not for everyone, but if you consider yourself a bit of an aesthete, this might be for you. If you are the kind of person who frequently says "That's hilarious." with a straight face, this is the book for you. You'll love it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Feb. 2021
Read a poem with comments in various of ways. It was the inventor of hypertext.
A great book by a great author, Vladimir NabokovBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 21. Jan. 2016
Pale Fire
Great condition, thanksBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
