{"product_id":"chess-story-paperback","title":"Chess Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStefan Zweig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel Rotenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePeter Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChess Story\u003c\/i\u003e, also known as \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Game\u003c\/i\u003e, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig's final achievement, completed in Brazilian exile and sent off to his American publisher only days before his suicide in 1942. It is the only story in which Zweig looks at Nazism, and he does so with characteristic emphasis on the psychological. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTravelers by ship from New York to Buenos Aires find that on board with them is the world champion of chess, an arrogant and unfriendly man. They come together to try their skills against him and are soundly defeated. Then a mysterious passenger steps forward to advise them and their fortunes change. How he came to possess his extraordinary grasp of the game of chess and at what cost lie at the heart of Zweig's story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new translation of \u003ci\u003eChess Story\u003c\/i\u003e brings out the work's unusual mixture of high suspense and poignant reflection.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStefan Zweig (1881-1942), novelist, biographer, poet, and translator, was born in Vienna into a wealthy Austrian Jewish family. During the 1930s, he was one of the best-selling writers in Europe, and was among the most translated German-language writers before the Second World War. With the rise of Nazism, he moved from Salzburg to London (taking British citizenship), to New York, and finally to Brazil, where he committed suicide with his wife. New York Review Books has published Zweig's novels \u003ci\u003eThe Post-Office Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeware of Pity\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the novella \u003ci\u003eChess Story\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Gay is Director of the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. He wrote \u003ci\u003eSchnitzler's Century: The Making of Middle-Class Culture, 1815-1914\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.06 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730417586239,"sku":"9781590171691","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3db067d33ae707f068a0071795c970d4.webp?v=1765125877","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chess-story-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}