PALE FIRE by VLADIMIR NABOKOV "Satire and burlesque are suddenly blended with the suspense of an ingenious mystery story." - William Barrett Atlantic Magazine "Continually blooms with preposterousness of a most amusing kind. The author's talent for the witty phrase manifests itself on page after page." - St. Louis Post Dispatch Vladimir Nabokov PALE FIRE BERKLEY BOOKS, NEW YORK This Berkley book contains the complete text of the original hardcover edition. It has been completely reset in a typeface designed for easy reading, and was printed from new film. PALE FIRE A Berkley Book / published by arrangement with G. P Putnam's Sons PRINTING HISTORY G. P Putnam's edition published 1962 Berkley Medallion edition / June 1968 Fifteenth printing / December 1982 Sixteenth printing / April 1984 All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 1962 by G. P Putnam's Sons. This book may not be