Jos reviewed The defense by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international)
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3 stars
Not his best, but remarkable nonetheless.
Hardcover, 478 pages
Russian language
Published Nov. 13, 1997 by "Folio", "AST".
Vladimir Nabokov: Zashchita Luzhina (Hardcover, Russian language, 1997, "Folio", "AST")
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- 978-966-03-0117-7
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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.
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- Modern fiction