- The chess player - Stefan Zweig - Books

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  • his ultimate masterpiece  

    The Royal Game (Paperback)
    Is this a long story? Is it a short novel? Everyone is free to decide ... In any case, this big hundred pages is a miracle in the stunning work of Stefan Zweig. Being German mark, alas, it is in French that I read this text, but when an author is sai
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  • as always, magnificent 1  

    The Royal Game (Paperback)
    StefanZweig is an author that I love back each time with pleasure. His writing is read with such ease, such clarity ... a real talent for telling stories. "The chess player" tells us the story of a man who almost managed to beat the world chess
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  • A little-known side of Nazism ...  

    The Royal Game (Paperback)
    There is much talk of concentration camps established by the Nazis but too little of these mental torture of men which one wishes to take advantage of the utter seclusion. This novel evokes the power of mental strength to escape the barbarity and her
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  • literary gem  

    The Royal Game (Paperback)
    a short text, incisive; a beautiful reflection on the power of the will against barbarism an indispensable book in a library
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  • Psychological story  

    The Royal Game (Paperback)
    "The chess player" is probably one of the best news of Stefan Zweig. As in "Amok" the initial scene is on the deck of a boat. The narrator decides she has to face Czentovic, one of the world's most famous chess players. He meets at the
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  • Beautiful new 1  

    The Royal Game (Paperback)
    Sweig S has a unique ability to describe feelings. His pen is still beautiful, almost a century later. To read.
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  • Prodigious 5  

    The Royal Game (Paperback)
    This short novel by Stefan Zweig reads in one go, without difficulty and with passion. It takes us into the amazing world of the human brain and its sometimes surprising capacity, but unfortunately also limited, some extreme situations that can lead,
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