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Pale fire

by Vladimir Nabokov

Presented as a 999-line poem in four cantos written by a fictional poet during his final days, this metafictional novel explores themes of mortality and creation through a unique structure of verse accompanied by eccentric academic commentary.

Accession 6703 ISBN — Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons
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