The Luzhin Defense

Vladimir Nabokov
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A chilling story of obsession and madness. Luzhin, a distracted, withdrawn boy, takes up chess as a refuge from everyday life. As he rises to the heights of grandmaster, the game of chess gradually supplants the world of reality as he moves inexorably towards madness.
Genres: FictionClassicsRussiaRussian LiteratureChessNovelsLiterature20th CenturyLiterary FictionDrama
256 Pages

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