Bibliograph

The defense, a novel, by Vladimir Nabokov ; translated by Michael Scammell in collaboration with the author

Type

Label

The defense, a novel, by Vladimir Nabokov ; translated by Michael Scammell in collaboration with the author

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The defense

Oclc number

21231988

Responsibility statement

by Vladimir Nabokov ; translated by Michael Scammell in collaboration with the author

Series statement

Vintage international

Sub title

a novel

Summary

As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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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Contributor