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Pale Fire
by Vladimir Nabokov
- Used
- Condition
- UsedAcceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0425021556
- ISBN 13
- 9780425021552
- Seller
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Skokie, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
UsedAcceptable. There is a signature or handwriting on the inside front cover. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing There is some crinkling to some of the pages possibly from water Pages are clean! The cover has visible markings and wear. Some corner dings. There is staining on the text block edges The book is slightly cocked Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
Synopsis
Pale Fire (1962) is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is presented as a poem titled "Pale Fire" with commentary by a friend of the poet's. Together these elements form a narrative in which both authors are central characters. Pale Fire has spawned a wide variety of interpretations and a large body of written criticism. The Nabokov authority Brian Boyd has called it "Nabokov's most perfect novel".
Reviews
On Oct 5 2022, a reader said:
I really enjoyed this book, but it wasn’t the easiest to read. The format of a poem and its commentary revealed the story, rather than being told in a linear narrative. The story jumped around a lot and you really have to be present while reading, otherwise you will get lost. I read from start to finish, however I would reread it and try jumping around a bit to see how it changes the understanding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books4Cause Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5D4WH5000BZS_ns
- Title
- Pale Fire
- Author
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Book Condition
- UsedAcceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0425021556
- ISBN 13
- 9780425021552
- Publisher
- Berkley Medallion
- This edition first published
- 1972
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...