Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible,mini editions of short stories,novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers,designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics,they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna,from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island,and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed,these collectible editions are bound in colourful,tactile cloth and stamped with foil.A group of passengers on a cruise ship challenge the world chess champion to a match. At first,they crumble,until they are helped by whispered advice from a stranger in the crowd - a man who will risk everything to win. Stefan Zweig's acclaimed novella Chess is a disturbing,intensely dramatic depiction of obsession and the price of the past.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241630822Number of pages: 128Weight: 160 gDimensions: 164 x 116 x 16 mm
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