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The Luzhin Defense

Vladimir Nabokov

1964·266 pages

Literary Fiction

National Book Award (1965) · Nominee

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 Luzhin, a distracted, withdrawn boy, takes up chess as a refuge from everyday life.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 inexorably towards madness.

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The Luzhin Defense

Vladimir Nabokov

National Book Award (1965) · Nominee

Year

1964

Pages

266

Literary Fiction

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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 Luzhin, a distracted, withdrawn boy, takes up chess as a refuge from everyday life.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 inexorably towards madness.

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