{"product_id":"9781474620871","title":"Pale Fire","description":"Author: Vladimir Nabokov\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781474620871\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 20 Aug 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the greatest books I've ever read. Its heart is strange, but it is huge; let yours beat in response' MARY GAITSKILL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, a 999-line poem, is the final work of the celebrated - and recently murdered - American author, John Francis Shade.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere that poem is transcribed, introduced and annotated (at length) by Shade's fellow scholar, neighbour and apparent friend, Charles Kinbote.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApproaching 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd - 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'.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA murder mystery, a work of wild invention, a reimagining of what the novel can do, a piece of exquisite comedy, \u003ci\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is widely regarded as Nabokov's masterpiece and one of the most brilliant novels ever written.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA W\u0026amp;N Essential with an introduction from Mary Gaitskill\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717739794590,"sku":"ADS-9781474620871","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781474620871.jpg?v=1776129220","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781474620871","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}