Stefan Zweig A Game of Chess and Other Stories: New Translation (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: A Game of Chess and Other Stories: New TranslationCondition: NewEAN: 9781847495815ISBN: 9781847495815Publisher: Alma ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/27/2016Language: EnglishItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 128mmItem Weight: 156gAuthor: Stefan ZweigTranslator: Peter James BowmanContributor: Peter James Bowman (Translated by)ISBN-10: 1847495818Description: When it is discovered that the reigning world chess champion, Mirko Czentovic, is on board a cruiser heading for Buenos Aires, a fellow passenger challenges him to a game. Czentovic easily defeats him, but during the rematch a mysterious Austrian, Dr B., intervenes and, to the surprise of everyone, helps the underdog obtain a draw. When, the next day, Dr B. confides in a compatriot travelling on the same ship and decides to reveal the harrowing secret behind his formidable chess knowledge, a chilling tale of imprisonment and psychological torment unfolds.Stefan Zweig’s last and most famous story, ‘A Game of Chess’ was written in exile in Brazil and explores its author’s anxieties about the situation in Europe following the rise of the Nazi regime. The tale is presented here in a brand-new translation, along with three of the master storyteller’s most acclaimed novellas: Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman, The Invisible Collection and Incident on Lake Geneva.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: EvergreensTopic: Classic FictionRelease Year: 2016 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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