Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess - Couverture souple

Waitzkin, Fred

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140230386 ISBN 13 : 9780140230383

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 1993

Synopsis

The father of a real american chess prodigy reflects on chess, competition, childhood, and his son's meteoric rise to the highest levels of global competition.

“[A] little gem of a book.” —The New York Times

Fred Waitzkin was smitten with chess during the historic Fischer-Spassky championship in 1972. When Fisher disappeared from public view, Waitzkin's interest waned—until his own son Josh emerged as a chess prodigy.

Searching for Bobby Fischer is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son, from the moment six-year-old Josh first sits down at a chessboard until he competes for the national championship. Drawn into the insular, international network of chess, they must also navigate the difficult waters of their own relationship. All the while, Waitzskin searches for the elusive Bobby Fischer, whose myth still dominates the chess world and profoundly affects Waitzkin’s dreams for his son.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fred Waitzkin, who fishes regularly in the Bahamas, is the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer and has written for The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and Motorboating and Sailing. He lives in New York City and Martha's Vineyard.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The compelling sage of three years in the life of a real American chess prodigy - now a Major Motion Picture!



Searching for Bobby Fischer is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son, from the moment six-year-old Josh first sits down at a chessboard until he competes for the national championship. Drawn into the insular, international network of chess, they must also navigate the difficult waters of their own relationship. All the while, Waitzskin searches for the elusive Bobby Fischer, whose myth still dominates the chess world and profoundly affects Waitzkin's dreams for his son.



"The quest is beautifully resolved… in a contest that knits together all the book's rich themes." - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140230386
• ISBN 13: 9780140230383
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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