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1942
4.5(1 review)
Publisher: Penguin Classic
50 pages
ISBN: 978-0241305164
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Chess

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'... 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.

Book Information

Title:Chess
Author:Stefan Zweig
Series:Short Stories/Novellas
Published:1942
Pages:50
ISBN-10:241305160
ISBN-13:978-0241305164
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Series Progress

This book is part of the Short Stories/Novellas series.