Chess

Chess - Hardcover

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Chess - Hardcover

Chess - Hardcover

$18.00
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by Stefan Zweig (Author), Anthea Bell (Translator), Coralie Bickford-Smith

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible mini editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith
A Penguin Classics Hardcover

A group of passengers on a cruise ship challenge the world chess champion to a match. At first, they crumble, until they are helped by whispered advice from a stranger in the crowd--a man who will risk everything to win. Stefan Zweig's acclaimed novella Chess is a disturbing, intensely dramatic depiction of obsession and the price of the past.

Author Biography

Anthea Bell (translator) has published acclaimed translations from French, German, Danish, and Polish, including W. G. Sebald's Austerlitz. She lives in Cambridge, England.

Coralie Bickford-Smith (cover illustration) is an award-winning designer at Penguin Books, where she has created several highly acclaimed series designs. She studied typography at Reading University and lives in London.
Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.6 x 6.4 x 4.5 IN
Publication Date: November 12, 2024
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