A new literary biography of the Lolita author argues that his most enigmatic novel is a sly commentary on the Cold War, writes Michael Weiss. Contributing Editor As Edward Snowden sat weighing his ...

In this installment of The Boot's Guest Room Sessions, Nebraska singer-songwriter Hope Dunbar is sharing her cover of Amanda Shires' "Pale Fire." Fans can press play above to watch. In her Guest Room ...

“Pale Fire” is having a cultural moment. It’s a modest cultural moment, as these things go — a major shout-out in a major motion picture, followed by a smaller reference in a smaller recent film — but ...

Pale Fire’s sound is reminiscent of Frightened Rabbit and REM, and it’s been getting them a lot of airplay Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the ...

Presented as a poem with a foreword and commentary, Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Pale Fire is a postmodern masterpiece about a poet, a regal commentator and a would-be assassin. It defies all convention.