The Royal Game by Stefan Zweig
The Royal Game

Stefan Zweig

The Royal Game

Stefan Zweig with B.W. Huebsch (Translator)

96 pages first pub 1942 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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The Royal Game crackles with suspense; it is the story of a man who outwits the Gestapo and finds the courage to go on living. Whilst in prison, he finds sanctuary in "imaginary" chess, but later on engages in a confrontation with the chess prodig...

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