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What can I say about Pale Fire? Vladimir Nabokov has produced a masterpiece that I believe is too complex to fully appreciate in a single reading. Here the reader is presented with a 999 line epic poem, the story of the poet John Shade and his family, and the story of the commentator, Dr. Charles Kinbote. In addition, there is the tale of the mythical kingdom of Zembla thrown in, with all the trappings of a royal court. There is much going on here!
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