| Title | : | The Luzhin Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Vladimir Nabokov |
| Release | : | 1990-08-11 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Classics, Books, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction |
| Size | : | 2474261 |
| 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 As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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. |
