A Game of Chess and Other Stories (Цвейг Стефан); Alma Books, 2016

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’.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	9781847495815
Автор(ы)	Цвейг Стефан
Автор	Zweig Stefan
Вес	0.156
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2016
Жанр	зарубежная классическая проза
Издатель	Alma Books
Издательство	Bloomsbury
Кол-во страниц	155
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	160
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Оформление обложки	покрытие софттач
Серия	Evergreens
Тип обложки	мягкая
Формат	20.2 x 13.6 x 1.9