{"product_id":"novela-de-ajedrez","title":"Chess Story","description":"\u003ch5\u003eOur Review\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eDon't let the title fool you! You don't need to know how to play chess for this book to hook you and not let go until the last page. It is \u003cstrong\u003ea story about obsession as a refuge and as a condemnation\u003c\/strong\u003e. Zweig tells us how the human mind can fracture under the pressure of absolute isolation (Nazi torture) and how chess becomes the only lifeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eThe \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"14\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eAcantilado\u003c\/b\u003e edition \u003cstrong\u003eis\u003c\/strong\u003e, as always, \u003cstrong\u003esimple and perfect\u003c\/strong\u003e: impeccable translation, cream-colored paper that is a pleasure to touch, and the sobriety that a classic of this caliber demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eAt Casa Drojan, we consider it \u003cstrong\u003erequired reading\u003c\/strong\u003e to understand the 20th century and the human psyche. It reads in an afternoon, it's remembered for a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e💡 \u003cstrong\u003eFUN FACT: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is Stefan Zweig's literary testament, written shortly before his suicide, and the urgency and mastery in every sentence are evident.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eOn an ocean liner traveling from New York to Buenos Aires, the world chess champion, Mirko Czentovic, an unusual man, faces a mysterious passenger, Mr. B. What begins as a simple game to pass the time turns into a brutal psychological duel. Mr. B. is not a professional player, but a survivor of Gestapo prisons who learned to play in the emptiness of his cell to avoid losing his mind. Zweig weaves a masterful plot about the resilience of the human spirit in the face of barbarism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eStefan Zweig\u003c\/b\u003e (Vienna, 1881 - Petrópolis, 1942) was one of the most important and influential writers of the first half of the 20th century. An essayist, biographer, and novelist, his work is a hymn to European humanism and peace. Fleeing Nazism, he ended his days in Brazil. He is the author of masterpieces such as \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"299\" data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eThe World of Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"317\" data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eLetter from an Unknown Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(194, 16, 16);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(194, 16, 16);\" href=\"https:\/\/libreriacasadrojan.com\/products\/momentos-estelares-de-la-humanidad-14-miniaturas-historicas?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=momentos\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"344\" data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eDecisive Moments in History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefan Zweig\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"18,2,0\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acantilado\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"18,3,0\"\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/b\u003e Manuel Lobo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"18,4,0\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"18,5,0\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"18,6,0\"\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Acantilado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55808503120198,"sku":"Est1\/Bal2","price":11.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/5590\/3302\/files\/Noveladeajedrez.webp?v=1769083482","url":"https:\/\/libreriacasadrojan.com\/en\/products\/novela-de-ajedrez","provider":"Librería Casa Drojan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}