Stefan Zweig's acclaimed novella Chess is a disturbing, intensely dramatic depiction of the cost of obsession, set in a Central Europe traumatized by the psychological influence of Nazism. Stefan Zweig Book details Book preview Table of contents Citations About This Book On a cruise ship bound for Buenos Aires, an electifying encounter takes place between the reigning world chess champion and an unknown passenger. Stefan Zweigs acclaimed novella Chess is a disturbing, intensely dramatic depiction of the cost of obsession, set. Stefan Zweig's classic novella of obsession, madness and chess But somehow, he is also entirely formidable. Stefan Zweig's acclaimed novella Chess is a disturbing. Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig’s final achievement, completed in Brazilian exile and sent off to his American publisher only days before his suicide in 1942. At first they lose pitifully, until a kind stranger aids by whispering instructions to them - he is a masterful chess player, and as they play, the game itself draws the stranger closer and closer to its secrets. In 1941 a cruise ship is heading to Buenos Aires, and on board a group of eager passengers challenge the reigning world chess champion to a match. Stefan Zweig's classic novella of obsession, madness and chess
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