| Author: | Stefan Zweig | ISBN: | 9780141968490 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | February 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stefan Zweig |
| ISBN: | 9780141968490 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication: | February 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
'... 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, intensely dramatic depiction of obsession and the price of genius.
'... 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, intensely dramatic depiction of obsession and the price of genius.
