Chess: A Novel

Little Clothbound Classics are collectible editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. They are bound in colorful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil, and include "Chess" by Stefan Zweig, a depiction of obsession and the price of the past.

Format: Hardback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 25 May 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

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-Smith

Celebrating 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.

Weight: 160g
Dimension: 168 x 118 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241630822