Jos reviewed The defense by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international)
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3 stars
Not his best, but remarkable nonetheless.
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Published June 13, 1979 by Ardis Publishers.
Zashchita Luzhina
Vladimir Nabokov: Zashchita Luzhina (Paperback, 1979, Ardis Publishers)
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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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- Literature: Classics