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Chess Stefan Zweig

Chess, "Is it possible to fit the greatest pains of history in a thin book?" is the answer to the question. Written by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig in 1942, the work, with its symbolic and concise expression, is II. It expresses all the destructiveness of World War II. Chess carries the symbolic elements of the historical game of the same name. The battlefield and the two sides trying to beat each other with clever moves… the plot of the book is shaped around a chess duel on a ship. You will find deep traces of recent history in this meaningful conflict between two rivals, one of which is wrapped in chess to exist and the other not to perish. Get ready for a breathtaking duel! The book begins with the unnamed main character boarding a ship from New York to buenos aires. The main character, who plays the role of narrator throughout the story, learns that world chess champion Mirko Czentovic is also on board. He wants to have a match with him, but czentovic doesn't seem willing at all. The protagonist then sits at the chess table with a man named mcconnor to get her attention. The game still fails to capture czentovic's attention. Finally, mcconnor offers czentovic a match for money. Only in this way can czentovic be persuaded, thus taking his place at the table. Just as McConnor is about to make a losing move, an alien voice intervenes. In the book, Dr. The owner of the voice named B. owes his chess prowess to a different story from czentovic. At the height of the development section of the book, a fierce rivalry develops between the two. So much so that work now turns into a painful representation of war rather than chess. Who is Stefan Zweig? Stefan zweig's life gives important clues to the readers in order to fully understand the lines between the lines of chess. Born in 1881, zweig was born in austria, which was at the center of both world wars. The author, who spent his youth and adulthood in the war environment, always displayed an attitude against war. This situation brought Zweig face to face with the pressure of the Nazi administration. Zweig lived first in London and then in Portugal since 1934, after the pressure he faced. Afterwards, the author went to “new york”, “argentina”, paraguay, and finally settled in Brazil. Zweig wrote his last book, Chess, in 1942 in Rio de Janeiro. In the same year, she learned that the Nazis had attacked Africa during the Rio Carnival, which she attended with her husband. This news ended with zweig and his wife's fueled hopelessness about the war and the couple's suicide. Get your favorite books right now! If you haven't read Stefan Zweig's chess book with its powerful subject and gripping story that will be read in one breath, add it to your cart right now! Mirko czentovic and dr. Be a spectator to B.'s smart moves.

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