Author: Thomas Glavinic Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Chess, Contemporary, Fiction
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ISBNs: 9781846559310 9781860466762 1846559316 1860466761 |
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Carl Haffner is a Vienesse chess master, facing in 1910 the greatest challenge of his life. He has been persuaded to challenge Emmanuel Lasker, the brilliant World Champion for his title. But Haffner is a shy, fragile man, who has escaped poverty only though his extraordinary gift for chess.
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