The defense : a novel /
As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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 Luzhi...
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| Language: | English Russian |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
1990.
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| Edition: | 1st Vintage International ed. |
| Series: | Vintage international
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