Que mueve las piezas. English Lost Cause. Dirty Job. Magical Conversation. Unprecedented Encounter. Peaceful Duel. Grand Conspiracy. Open Answer.
Notes:
First published in English translation by Seagull Books, 2021--From title page verso. Translated from the Spanish.
Contents:
As to Which of the Two. And According to the Official Records, My Grandfather Never Arrived -- To Force a Match -- A Lost Cause -- A Dirty Job -- Working Backward -- A Magical Conversation -- An Unprecedented Encounter -- Between Robots and Humans -- Between Living Fictions -- Doing Battle Simultaneously -- Secretly Planning -- A Peaceful Duel -- A Grand Conspiracy -- Good Intentions and Misunderstandings -- Shady Dealings -- An Open Answer -- In Black and White (Or White and Black) -- As to Which of the Two.
Summary:
"After immigrating with his German Jewish family to South America in the 1930s, Heinz Magnus hopes to escape the Nazi regime and build a new life for himself. But with the storm clouds of war gathering over Europe, the Politeama Theatre in Buenos Aires is chosen as the venue for the Chess Tournament of Nations. The world's eyes are suddenly fixed on Heinz's newly adopted city. Heinz and a colorful cast of characters--drawn from real life, the author's imagination, and stolen from the pages of Stefan Zweig--find themselves caught up in a web of political intrigue, romantic entanglements, and sporting competition that seems to hold the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Ariel Magnus leaves no stone unturned in his efforts to learn more about his grandfather and the country to which he emigrated in the 1930s. Chess with My Grandfather is a playful, genre-shifting novel combining tales of international espionage, documentary evidence, and family lore. Magnus blends fact and fiction in a delirious exploration of a dark period of history, family, identity, the power of art and literature and, of course, the fascinating world of chess." -- Provided by publisher.
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