Game of the Gods by Paolo Maurensig
In 1930s British India, a humble servant learns the art of chaturanga, the ancient Eastern ancestor of chess. His natural talent soon catches the attention of the maharaja, who introduces him to the Western version of the game. Brought to England as the prince's pawn, Malik becomes a chess legend, winning the world championship and humiliating the British colonialists. His skills as a refined strategist eventually drag him into a strange game of warfare with far-reaching consequences.
Paolo Maurensig was born in Gorizo, and lives in Udine, Italy. A bestselling author, he debuted in 1993 with The Lüneburg Variation, translated into over twenty languages. His novels include Canone Inverso, The Guardian of Dreams, and The Archangel of Chess. For his novel Theory of Shadows, he won the Bagutta Prize. A Devil Comes to Town, previously published by World Editions, is a brilliant, satirical novella about literary publishing. Game of the Gods is his latest novel and was awarded the prestigious Premio Scanno 2019 Literary Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781912987146 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912987147 |
| Title | Game of the Gods |
| Author | Paolo Maurensig |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | World Editions Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-01-14 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Winner of Premio Scanno 2019 Literary Award 2019 |
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