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The Luzhin Defense

The Luzhin Defense

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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As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen–an enigma to his parents and an object

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  • Series: Vintage International
  • Author: Nabokov, Vladimir
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Page Count: 272
  • Publish Date: August 11 1990
  • ISBN10: 0679727221
  • Language: English

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By: Nabokov, Vladimir

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As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen–an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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

Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 08/11/1990
Series: Vintage International
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.36w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780679727224
Language: English

Author

Nabokov, Vladimir
Binding

ISBN10

0679727221
ISBN13

9.78068E+12
Page Count

272
Published Date

August 11 1990
Series

Vintage International
Language

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