Pale Fire

novel, in the form of a commentary on a poem, by Vladimir Nabokov
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Pale Fire received the accolade of being listed among 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction.

Pale Fire

Summary

Pale Fire is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,180 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pale Fire authored Vladimir Nabokov[3].
  • Pale Fire received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].
  • Pale Fire's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Pale Fire was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[6].
  • Pale Fire's genre is antinovel[7].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as Animalia[8].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as plant[9].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as paleontology[10].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as disease[11].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as slang[12].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as television[13].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as death[14].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as Symbolism[15].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as board game[16].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as travel[17].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as personal care product[18].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as form of state[19].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as fictional country[20].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as Greek mythology[21].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as Norse mythology[22].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as Christianity[23].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as rhyme[24].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as detective novel[25].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as advertising[26].
  • Pale Fire's depicts is recorded as linguistics[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Pale Fire authored Vladimir Nabokov[3]. It was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[6].

Publication

Pale Fire was released on +1962-04-25T00:00:00Z[28]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[29]. Its genre is antinovel[7].

Reception

Pale Fire received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

Pale Fire ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,180 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Pale Fire receive?

Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Speak, Memory. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . en.wikiquote.org.. en.wikiquote.org.. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . An Essay on Man. en.wikisource.org.. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . en.wikisource.org.. en.wikisource.org.. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . archive.org.. archive.org.. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . FantLab. fantlab.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts Animalia, plant, paleontology +28
    Number of pages {'amount': '+315'}
    Author Vladimir Nabokov
    Language of work or name English
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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