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Pale Fire
- With an Introduction by Mary Gaitskill
Engelsk Paperback
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Pale Fire
- With an Introduction by Mary Gaitskill
Engelsk Paperback

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''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 ruled over, and fuel for his many preoccupations and paranoia.

And - as his annotations become more desperate, more deluded, more deranged - Kinbote unintentionally sheds new light on the poet''s last days and the pair''s ''glorious friendship''.

A murder mystery, a work of wild invention, a reimagining of what the novel can do, a piece of exquisite comedy, Pale Fire is widely regarded as Nabokov''s masterpiece and one of the most brilliant novels ever written.

A W&N Essential with an introduction from Mary Gaitskill

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
272
ISBN-13:
9781474620871
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1474620876
Udg. Dato:
30 maj 2024
Længde:
24mm
Bredde:
197mm
Højde:
129mm
Forlag:
Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato:
30 maj 2024
Forfatter(e):
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