Chess - Stefan Zweig Jan Fastenau Luzhin develops a lyrical passion

Luzhin develops a lyrical passion for chess that renders the real world a phantom

He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns

As his length of service stretches from months into years

Met de publicatie in 1890 van deze krachtige roman schreef hij literatuurgeschiedenis

Chess - Stefan Zweig Jan Fastenau Luzhin develops a lyrical passion' a human being, an intellectual human being who constantly bends the entire force of his mind on the ridiculous task of forcing a wooden king into the corner of a wooden board, and does it without going mad!' A group of passengers on a cruise ship challenge the world chess champion to a match. At first, they crumble, until they are helped by whispered advice from a stranger in the crowd a man who will risk everything to win. Stefan Zweig's acclaimed