Zweig, Stefan
Chess: A Novel (Little Clothbound Classics)
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780241630822
- author:
- Zweig, Stefan
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 16.4 x 11.6 x 1.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A group of passengers on a cruise ship challenge the world chess champion to a match, but they struggle at first until they receive whispered advice from a stranger in the crowd. Stefan Zweig's novella explores the intense drama of obsession and the consequences of the past. This compact and thought-provoking book is a gripping portrayal of human psychology.
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