Pale Fire

<p><b>Vladimir Nabokov (Author) </b><br>One of the twentieth century's master prose stylists Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977) was born in St Petersburg but left Russia when the Bolsheviks seized power. He studied French and Russian literature at Trinity College Cambridge then lived in Berlin and Paris where he launched a brilliant literary career. In 1940 he moved to the United States and achieved renown as a novelist poet critic and translator. He taught literature at Wellesley Stanford Cornell and Harvard. In 1961 he moved to Montreux Switzerland where he died in 1977.<br><br>His first novel in English was <i>The Real Life of Sebastian Knight</i> published in 1941. His other books include <i>Ada or Ardor </i>(1969) <i>Laughter in the Dark </i>(1933)<i> Pale Fire </i>(1962) the short story collection <i>Details of a Sunset</i> (1976) and <i>Lolita </i>(1955) his best-known novel.</p> A beautiful work of art - Nabokov was such a master at both prose and poetry. This unique blend of prose and poetry offers a delightful sojourn to cherish.