Jos reviewed The defense by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international)
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3 stars
Not his best, but remarkable nonetheless.
266 pages
Russian language
Published Nov. 13, 1930 by Editions de la Seine.
Vladimir Nabokov: Zashchita Luzhina (Russian language, 1930, Editions de la Seine)
3 stars
(1 review)
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.