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Nabokov's The Luzhin Defense tells the haunting tale of Luzhin, a socially awkward boy who finds solace in chess. As he rises to grandmaster status, his obsession with the game consumes him, leading to a mental breakdown during a critical championship match when reality collides with his intricate strategies.
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The Luzhin Defense, Vladimir Nabokov
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- Released
- 1990
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- Title
- The Luzhin Defense
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Released
- 1990
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN13
- 9780679727224
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, Literary Fiction, Russia, Adapted for Film, Russian Literature, Chess, Biographical novels
- Original title
- Zaščita Lužina
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- Nabokov's The Luzhin Defense tells the haunting tale of Luzhin, a socially awkward boy who finds solace in chess. As he rises to grandmaster status, his obsession with the game consumes him, leading to a mental breakdown during a critical championship match when reality collides with his intricate strategies.