How Long to Read Nabokov's Pale Fire

How Long Does it Take to Read Nabokov's Pale Fire?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Nabokov's Pale Fire by Brian Boyd

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Pale Fire is regarded by many as Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece. The novel has been hailed as one of the most striking early examples of postmodernism and has become a famous test case for theories about reading because of the apparent impossibility of deciding between several radically different interpretations. Does the book have two narrators, as it first appears, or one? How much is fantasy and how much is reality? Whose fantasy and whose reality are they? Brian Boyd, Nabokov's biographer and hitherto the foremost proponent of the idea that Pale Fire has one narrator, John Shade, now...

How long is Nabokov's Pale Fire?

Nabokov's Pale Fire by Brian Boyd is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Nabokov's Pale Fire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Nabokov's Pale Fire aloud.

What Reading Level is Nabokov's Pale Fire?

Nabokov's Pale Fire is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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