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The Luzhin Defense (Vintage International (Paperback))

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by Vladimir Nabokov

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Nabokov's third novel, The Luzhin Defense, is a chilling story of obsession and madness. As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates. He takes up chess as a refuge from the anxiety of his everyday life. His talent is prodigious and he rises to the rank of grandmaster--but at a cost: in Luzhin' s obsessive mind, the game of chess gradually supplants the ... more

     

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      Nabokov's third novel, The Luzhin Defense, is a chilling story of obsession and madness. As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates. He takes up chess as a refuge from the anxiety of his everyday life. His talent is prodigious and he rises to the rank of grandmaster--but at a cost: in Luzhin' s obsessive mind, the game of chess gradually supplants the world of reality. His own world falls apart during a crucial championship match, when the intricate defense he has devised withers under his opponent's unexpected and unpredictabke lines of assault.

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      • Media: Paperback Book, 272 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: Vintage Books USA (Aug. 31st, 1990)
      • ISBN-10: 0679727221
      • ISBN-13: 9780679727224
      • Dimensions: 5.36 x 8.06 x 0.59 inches
      • Shipping Weight: 0.43 lbs
      • Categories: Literary Fiction and Literature

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