Pale Fire: A Poem in Four Cantos by John Shade
Nabokov, Vladimir / Gwynn, R. S. / Boyd, Brian
Many think Pale Fire Vladimir Nabokov's greatest novel. At its heart beats the 999-line poem, "Pale Fire, " penned by the distinguished American poet John Shade. This first-ever facsimile edition of the poem shows it to be not just a fictional device but a masterpiece of American poetry, albeit by an invented persona -- "the greatest of invented poets, " according to Nabokov's own accurate evaluation. This attractive box contains two booklets,...