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The Defence

Paperback • 1990 • English

The Defence

By Vladimir Nabokov

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About the book

Vladimir Nabokov''s early novel is the dazzling story of the coarse, strange yet oddly endearing chess-playing genius Luzhin. Discovering his prodigious gift in boyhood and rising to the rank of International Grandmaster, Luzhin develops a lyrical passion for chess that renders the real world a phantom. As he confronts the fiery, swift-swooping Italian Grandmaster Turati, he brings into play his carefully devised defence. Making masterly play of metaphor and imagery, The Luzhin Defense is the bo...Show more

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1990

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English

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The Defence

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Paperback

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