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Carl Haffner is a Vienesse chess master, facing in 1910 the greatest challenge of his life. He has been persuaded to challenge Emmanuel Lasker, the brilliant World Champion for his title. But Haffner is a shy, fragile man, who has escaped poverty only though his extraordinary gift for chess.
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Carl Haffner's love of the draw, Thomas Glavinic
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- Carl Haffner's love of the draw
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thomas Glavinic
- Publisher
- Harvill Press
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 184
- ISBN10
- 1860466761
- ISBN13
- 9781860466762
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Suspense, German Literature, Literary Fiction, Novellas, Chess, Vienna, Austrian Literature, Chess Games, Year 1910
- First published
- 1998
- Original title
- Carl Haffners Liebe zum Unentschieden
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- Carl Haffner is a Vienesse chess master, facing in 1910 the greatest challenge of his life. He has been persuaded to challenge Emmanuel Lasker, the brilliant World Champion for his title. But Haffner is a shy, fragile man, who has escaped poverty only though his extraordinary gift for chess.