Chess by Stefan Zweig Paperback Book 9780241305164

a human being an intellectual human being who constantly bends the entire force of his mind on the ridiculous task of forcing a wooden king into the corner of a wooden board and does it without going madA group of passengers on a cruise ship challenge the world chess champion to a match At first they crumble until they are helped by whispered advice from a stranger in the crowd a man who will risk everything to win Stefan Zweigs acclaimed novella Chess is a disturbing intensely dramatic depiction of obsession and the price of genius