Jos reviewed The defense by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international)
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3 stars
Not his best, but remarkable nonetheless.
Vladimir Nabokov: La Defensa (Paperback, Spanish language, 1995, Anagrama)
Paperback
Spanish language
Published June 13, 1995 by Anagrama.
Originally published in Russian in 1930. Nabokov released an English translation in 1964. The novel is a fictionalized account of chess master, Curt von Bardeleben. The book was made into the movie, The Luzhin Defense in 2000.
Not his best, but remarkable nonetheless.