The Luzhin Defense by Vladimir Nabokov
A chilling story of obsession and madness. Luzhin, a distracted, withdrawn boy, takes up chess as a refuge from everyday life. As he rises to the heights of grandmaster, the game of chess gradually supplants the world of reality as he moves inexorably towards madness.
ISBN: 9780679727224. 256 pp.
Softcover. Near fine.
