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The Defense Vladimir Nabokov 1st edition
The Defense
Vladimir Nabokov
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 As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 11, 1990 |
| ISBN13 | 9780679727224 |
| Publishers | Vintage |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 136 × 205 × 15 mm · 195 g |
| Language | English |
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