Pale Fire

About “Pale Fire”

A 999-line poem written in heroic couplets is divided into four cantos and was created by John Francis Shade, a meticulous and obsessive man, over the last 20 days of his life, according to the fictional account in the novel. The poem is the central focus of the work, which is presented as a commentary on the poem. The novel, written by Vladimir Nabokov, takes the form of an analysis and interpretation of the poem, offering insights into its structure and meaning.