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The Luzhin defense : a novel
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Contributors
Scammell, Michael, translator.
Status
Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement
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Book
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Zashchita Luzhina.
General Note
"Originally published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1964."
General Note
"This work appeared originally in The New yorker."
Description
As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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.
Language
Translation of: Zashchita Luzhina.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nabokov, V. V., & Scammell, M. (1990). The Luzhin defense: a novel (1st Vintage International ed.). Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 and Michael, Scammell. 1990. The Luzhin Defense: A Novel. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 and Michael, Scammell. The Luzhin Defense: A Novel Vintage Books, 1990.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, and Michael Scammell. The Luzhin Defense: A Novel 1st Vintage International ed., Vintage Books, 1990.
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