"Shadean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Shadeans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shadean (plural Shadeans)
  1. (literature) A proponent of an interpretation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1962 novel Pale Fire according to which the character John Shade wrote not only the poem, but the commentary as well, having invented his own death and the character of Kinbote as a literary device. Categories (topical): Literature Coordinate_terms: Kinbotean
    Sense id: en-Shadean-en-noun-86EXdksn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: literature, media, publishing

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