Novela de ajedrez / Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

Novela de ajedrez / Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

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Novela de ajedrez / Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

Una fabulosa novela corta en torno al ajedrez donde los límites de la inteligencia analítica se tocan con el totalitarismo.

«Quizá la mejor historia sobre ajedrez jamás escrita, quizá la mejor sobre el juego que sea». -
The Economist

Terminada en el exilio brasileño y enviada a su editor pocos días antes de su suicidio en 1942, Novela de ajedrez es la única obra en la que Stefan Zweig aborda el tema del nazismo. Con su habitual hondura narrativa, nos sitúa en un transatlántico donde viaja el campeón mundial de ajedrez, un hombre tosco y antipático, que derrota sin piedad a todos los pasajeros que se sientan a jugar con él. Sin embargo, un misterioso exprisionero de los nazis consigue salir victorioso. La historia va revelando cómo este hombre llegó a poseer su extraordinario dominio del juego, y entretanto indaga en los contactos entre el humanismo y lo inhumano.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A fabulous novella about chess where the limits of analytical intelligence touch on totalitarianism.

"Perhaps the best story about chess ever written, perhaps the best about the game itself." -The Economist

Completed in Brazilian exile and sent to his publisher a few days before his suicide in 1942, Chess Story is the only work in which Stefan Zweig addresses the theme of Nazism. With his usual narrative depth, he places us on a transatlantic ship where the world chess champion, a coarse and unpleasant man, mercilessly defeats all the passengers who sit down to play with him. However, a mysterious former Nazi prisoner manages to emerge victorious. The story reveals how this man came to possess his extraordinary mastery of the game, while exploring the connections between humanism and the inhuman.
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ISBN 13 9786287745995
ISBN 10 6287745991
Title Novela de ajedrez / Chess Story
Author Stefan Zweig
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Year published 2026-03-03
Number of pages 96
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