Stefan Zweig The Royal Game: A Chess Story (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Royal Game: A Chess StoryCondition: NewEAN: 9781782278269ISBN: 9781782278269Publisher: Pushkin PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/04/2021Language: GermanItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmAuthor: Stefan ZweigTranslator: Alexander StarrittContributor: Alexander Starritt (Translated by)ISBN-10: 1782278265Description: Chess world champion Mirko Czentovic is travelling on an ocean liner to Buenos Aires. Dull-witted in all but chess, he entertains himself on board by allowing others to challenge him in the game, before beating each of them and taking their money. But there is another passenger with a passion for chess: Dr B, previously driven to insanity during Nazi imprisonment by the chess games in his imagination. But in agreeing to take on Czentovic, what price will Dr B ultimately pay? A moving portrait of one man's madness, The Royal Game: a chess story is a searing examination of the power of the mind and the evil it can do.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionTopic: Classic Fiction, Indoor Games & Puzzle BooksRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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