The defense : a novel / by Vladimir Nabokov ; ... Read More
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Berklee College of Music.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Getz Library | PG3476.N3 Z2413 1990 | 37684001081798 | Getz Stacks | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 0679727221
- ISBN: 9780679727224
- Physical Description: 256 ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Vintage International ed.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1990.
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| General Note: | Translation of: Zashchita Luzhina. "Originally published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1964." "This work appeared originally in The New yorker." |
| Summary, etc.: | As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, ... Read More |
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Summary:
As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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.