A novel constructed around the last great poem of a fictional American poet, John Shade, and an account of his death. The poem appears in full and the narrative develops through the lengthy, and increasingly eccentric, notes by his posthumous editor.
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A novel constructed around the last great poem of a fictional American poet, John Shade, and an account of his death. The poem appears in full and the narrative develops through the lengthy, and increasingly eccentric, notes by his posthumous editor.
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Add this copy of Pale Fire (Twentieth Century Classics) to cart. $14.97, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Penguin Books Ltd.
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Add this copy of Pale Fire (Twentieth Century Classics) to cart. $67.00, fair condition, Sold by Half Moon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from High Falls, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Penguin.
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Fair. Covers and edges show some creasing, rubbing, scuffing, fading and scratching. Spine and edges show some creasing, rubbing, fading, scuffing and corner wear. Corners show some rubbing and flaring as well as some creasing. Book shows some moderate underlining, circling and marks throughout book in red ink.
The narrator of this novel is one screwed up guy. The character who is narrating this novel purports to be annotating and commenting on a lengthy poem by a dear friend and neighbour. Instead, the narrator has hijacked the poem for his own purposes. The reader has to decide if the narrator is aware and is intentionally subverting the other man's work, or is he so deluded that he actually believes in the hilarious and revealing nonsense he goes on and on about.
This is a very funny book and there is no doubt that the humour is intentional. It is also brilliant.
