The Luzhin Defense
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Book Info
Author
Nabokov, Vladimir
Word Count
68,000 words
based on page count
Pages
272 pages
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Edition Publisher
Vintage
Edition Publish Date
1990-08-11
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 0679727221
ISBN-13: 9780679727224
Description
Nabokov's third novel, The Defense, is a chilling story of obsession and madness. As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullenan enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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 grandmasterbut 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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