The Luzhin Defense (Compact Disc)

The Luzhin Defense By Vladimir Nabokov, Mel Foster (Read by) Cover Image
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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 As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781480543096
ISBN-10: 1480543098
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: December 1st, 2013
Language: English