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The Queen's Gambit

W&N Modern Classics

Erschienen am 14.04.2016
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Bibliografische Daten
ISBN/EAN: 9781474600842
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 256 S.
Format (T/L/B): 2 x 19.7 x 13 cm
Einband: Paperback

Beschreibung

When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself.But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing.