The Luzhin Defense
Vladimir Nabokov
256 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0679727221
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Language: English
Publish: 650358000000
20th CenturyChessClassicsDramaFictionLiterary FictionLiteratureNovelsRussiaRussian Literature
A chilling story of obsession and madness. Luzhin, a distracted, withdrawn boy, takes up chess as a refuge from everyday life. As he rises to the heights of grandmaster, the game of chess gradually supplants the world of reality as he moves inexorably towards madness.