The Defence
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Binding: Hardback
Published: Wedenfeld & Nicolson, 1964
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some chips and wear to DJ, foxed edges.
This psychological novel chronicles the tragic life of a chess prodigy whose existence becomes inextricably intertwined with the game he masters. The narrative presents a compelling study of obsession, illustrating how the intricate patterns of the chessboard begin to dictate the protagonist's reality, leading to a profound mental unraveling. Nabokov's masterful prose constructs a world of escalating paranoia and isolation, drawing the reader into the protagonist's increasingly fragile state. It is a poignant and intellectually stimulating work that details the devastating consequences of a mind consumed by its own genius.
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Binding: Hardback
Published: Wedenfeld & Nicolson, 1964
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some chips and wear to DJ, foxed edges.
This psychological novel chronicles the tragic life of a chess prodigy whose existence becomes inextricably intertwined with the game he masters. The narrative presents a compelling study of obsession, illustrating how the intricate patterns of the chessboard begin to dictate the protagonist's reality, leading to a profound mental unraveling. Nabokov's masterful prose constructs a world of escalating paranoia and isolation, drawing the reader into the protagonist's increasingly fragile state. It is a poignant and intellectually stimulating work that details the devastating consequences of a mind consumed by its own genius.