The Defence by Vladimir Nabokov

The Defence

Vladimir Nabokov

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fiction classics challenging funny slow-paced
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A chilling story of obsession and madness. Luzhin, a distracted, withdrawn boy, takes up chess as a refuge from everyday life. As he rises to the heights of grandmaster, the game of chess gradually supplants the world of reality as he moves inexor...

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