The defence

a novel

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Vladimir Nabokov: The defence (1964, Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

English language

Published Nov. 8, 1964 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

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978-0-297-17996-2
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Originally published in Russian in 1930. Nabokov released an English translation in 1964. The novel is a fictionalized account of chess master, Curt von Bardeleben. The book was made into the movie, The Luzhin Defense in 2000.

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