The Defense
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.50 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679727221 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. Luzhin is a sullen, lonely child who takes refuge in chess and eventually becomes a grandmaster until chess begins to control and alter his conception of reality. However Foster's performance has its highlights: his rendition of the adult Luzhin, with his high-pitched voice and abrupt, awkward manner is delightful. . And while Foster deftly creates voices for the various characters, listeners might wish he could have mustered a Russian accent. From Publishers Weekly Mel Foster turns in a workmanlike performance in this uninspired audio version of Vladi
He Wrote About What He Knew Constant Weeder V. Nabokov was a genius who wrote like an angel (but he was aware of both traits). I'm always impressed with his playful and total command of English, slang and all. This novel, about a chess genius, is one of his earliest. I'll happily turn to all the res. The Curse of the Maniacal Ian Gazarek This book is not going to be for everyone. Although I can get into Nabokov's ecstasies as much as the next guy, this book is hard to get into.The reason for that is admirable, I think, in that it seems to be exploring the mind of someone incredibly unstabl. The End Game Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian born writer who gained international fame with "Lolita", which was quite controversial at the time. The idea for "The Luzhin Defense" came about because of Nabokov's fascination with chess, and because a chess playing friend
He takes up chess as a refuge from the anxiety of his everyday life. His talent is prodigious and he rises to the rank of grandmaster--but at a cost: in Luzhin' s obsessive mind, the game of chess gradually supplants the world of reality. His own world falls apart during a crucial championship match, when the intricate defense he has devised withers under his opponent's unexpected and unpredictabke lines of assault.. Nabokov's third novel, The Luzhin Defense, is a chilling story of obsession and madness. As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates