A Chess Story - Stefan Zweig

In Zweig's classic novella, an epic chess match on a transatlantic liner unearths a story of Nazi persecution, madness, and obsession. “Perhaps the best chess story ever written.” —EconomistA Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the final work completed by the bestselling author of his day. Sent off to his publisher just days before his suicide in 1942, A Chess Story is also the only work where Zweig engages directly with Nazism; he brings all his signature psychological insight and compassion... Zobrazit více