Pale Fire Novel by Vladimir NabokovPremium Off White Cream Pages Stitched Binding Matte Cover Local Premium Copy Language English Dimensions 5. 5 x 8. 26 inches Pages Amount 253 Summary: The novel presents a 999 line poem titled Pale Fire by fictional poet John Shade, followed by an eccentric commentary from his self appointed editor, Charles Kinbote, whose notes gradually reveal a surreal, obsessive narrative that overtakes the poem itself.