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Chess A Novel

Paperback • 2025 • English

Chess A Novel

By Stefan Zweig

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About the book

'... 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, intens...Show more

Afrofuturism / Black Speculative fiction
Thriller: organised crime
Thriller: serial killers

Book details

ISBN

9780241747292

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published year

2025

Language

English

Original title

Chess A Novel

Format

Paperback

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