And now, we find director Phillip Stölzl and writer Eldar Grigorian have adapted Chess Story.
under what tragic circumstances he started playing chess. At the height of his powers, Zweig was writing in exile while the Third Reich ruled his native Austria. B's, the first-person narrator asks him to take on Czentovic. B imagines preventing an embarrassing defeat at the last moment and getting a draw. In the second game, the only way they can get is with the help of a strange man who later turns himself into Dr. Together with his acquaintance Mc Connor and other chess players, the first-person narrator manages to challenge the world champion to a game of chess.Īs expected, Mc Connor and the others clearly lose the first game. The first-person narrator learns of the presence of the world chess champion Mirko Czentovic on a boat trip from New York to Buenos Aires. In Germany, the book has become a constant bestseller. B Setting: Argentina, Austria Plot Summary of Chess Story Chess Story begins with the narrator, an Austrian, boarding the ship that travels from New York to Buenos Aires. The first translation into English appeared in New York in 1944. Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig’s final achievement, completed in Brazilian exile and sent off to his American publisher only days before his. Book Name: Chess Story Author: Stefan Zweig Genre: Fiction Classics, Historical Characters: Mirko Czentovi, Dr. The last work of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig can be read today in over 60 languages. The fame of the The Royal Game is evident in the number of translations.
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