Chess: A Novel.
Book formats
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Paperback 1 907руб.
Book short specifications
- Author
- Stefan Zweig
- Pages
- 96
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Series
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Language
- english
- Release date
- June 1, 2017
- ISBN
- 978-0-241-30516-4
- GTIN
- 9780241305164
- Weight, g
- 80
About
'... a human being, an intellectual human being who constantly bends the entire force of his mind on the ridiculous task of forcing a wooden king into the corner of a wooden board, and does it without going mad!'
A group of passengers on a cruise ship challenge the world chess champion to a match. At first, they crumble, until they are helped by whispered advice from a stranger in the crowd — a man who will risk everything to win. Stefan Zweig's acclaimed novella Chess is a disturbing, intensely dramatic depiction of obsession and the price of genius.