The Royal Game: A Chess Story
Stefan Zweig
(Author)
Alexander Starritt
(Translator)
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Description
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.Product Details
Price
£7.99
£7.59
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Publish Date
4 November 2021
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781782278269
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