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Chess / Stefan Zweig ; translated by Anthea Bell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Modern classicsPublication details: London : Penguin Books, 2011.Description: 82 pages ; 16 cmISBN:
  • 9780141196305 (paperback) :
Uniform titles:
  • Schachnovelle. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 833.912 23
Summary: On a cruise ship bound for Buenos Aires, a wealthy passenger challenges the world chess champion to a match. He agrees, but only on one condition - that the stakes are suitably high. Soon, the chessboard is surrounded with onlookers - and one voice in the crowd will play a key role in the outcome of the match.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Fiction The Harden Library, King's Hospital Fiction Section F ZWE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R15495L0499

This translation originally published: 2006.

Formerly CIP. Uk

On a cruise ship bound for Buenos Aires, a wealthy passenger challenges the world chess champion to a match. He agrees, but only on one condition - that the stakes are suitably high. Soon, the chessboard is surrounded with onlookers - and one voice in the crowd will play a key role in the outcome of the match.

Translated from the German.

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