The Chess Machine
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The Chess Machine by Robert Lohr
In 1770, Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen introduces Vienna to the Mechanical Turk?an unbeatable chess-playing automaton that, unbeknownst to an astonished Europe, is in fact nothing more than an illusion. The Turk is actually operated from within by a God-fearing dwarf named Tibor, whose chess-playing abilities and diminutive size make him the perfect accomplice in this grand hoax. But when a seductive countess dies under mysterious circumstances in the presence of the Turk, the machine and its inventor become the target of espionage, persecution, and intrigue. Based on a true story, this celebrated debut is a daring piece of storytelling, brimming with lust, scandal, and deception.
Anthea Bell translated E. T. A. Hoffman's The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr for Penguin Classics and has received a number of translation awards.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143114369 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143114360 |
| Titel | The Chess Machine |
| Autor | Robert Lohr |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2008-09-30 |
| Seitenanzahl | 352 |
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