by Vladimir Nabokov

Written by Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire is a novel in the form of a 999-line poem (yes you read that right.

Vladimir Nabokov’s 1962 novel,

Aunt Maud is a tertiary character from Vladimir Nabokov’s 1962 novel, Pale Fire.

Nabokov

June-August: Living in Champex-Lac in Switzerland, Nabokov collects butterflies in the Valais and writes Pale Fire.

John Shade

I was reminded of Pale Fire, the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, which is set up as a 999-line poem written by one John Shade, with a foreword and lengthy commentary by a neighbour and colleague of the poet.

by one Charles Kinbote

Pale Fire is written, first person, by one Charles Kinbote, a native of Zembla, now living in New Wye, Appalachia, and a recently hired professor at Wordsmith College.