Theory of Shadows
A Novel
$24.35
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2019
Summary
On the morning of March 24, 1946, the world chess champion Alexander Alekhine was found dead in his hotel room in Estoril, Portugal. He was fully dressed and wearing an overcoat, slumped back in a chair, in front of a meal, a chessboard just out of reach. The doctor overseeing the autopsy certified that Alekhine choked on a piece of meat, maintaining that there was no evidence of suicide or foul play.
Some, of course, have commented that the photos of the corpse look suspiciously thea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250310316 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250310318 |
| Author: | Paolo Maurensig |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | Picador USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 132mm x 206mm |
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Critics Review
“Theory of Shadows uses the game of chess as a vehicle to meditate on the Holocaust … In the brilliant darkness of his story, Maurensig investigates the cost of complicity with evil.” –Elizabeth Fifer, World Literature Today
“In this slim yet complex novel, Maurensig returns to themes familiar from his debut, The Lüneburg Variation (1997): fascism and chess. In 1946, world chess champion Alexander Alekhine was found dead in his hotel room in Portugal, the official cause listed as choking on his dinner. The scene screamed coverup, and Alekhine’s life provided a bevy of murder motivations.” –Bethany Latham, Booklist
Paolo Maurensig
Paolo Maurensig was born in 1943 in Gorizia, Italy. His first novel, The Lüneburg Variation, was a bestseller in Italy and an international sensation. He lives in Udine.
Anne Milano Appel is an award-winning translator whose translations from the Italian include Andrea Canobbio’s Three Light-Years, Goliarda Sapienza’s The Art of Joy, Claudio Magris’s Blindly, and Giovanni Arpino’s Scent of a Woman. Most recently her work was awarded the 2015 Italian Prose in Translation Award.
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