Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

Available for 29 days

Vladimir Nabokov’s 1962 novel is a postmodern masterpiece about a poet, a regal commentator and a would-be assassin. It defies all convention. Set in 1959 and reimagined here as an audio documentary, it's the story of Charles Kinbote as he tries to prove his machinations have inspired a poetic masterpiece. Have they? And who truly is Charles? A delusional academic, an exiled king or both? Presented as a poem with a forward and commentary. Dramatised by Oliver Emanuel Charles … Grant O’Rourke John … Michael Nardone Gradus…Finn den Hertog Odon…Robin Laing Gordon…Thierry Mabonga Sybil…Renee Williams Sound by Kris McConnachie, Joanne Willott, Niall Young Director: Kirsty Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2022.