The Chess Machine - Couverture souple

Lohr, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0143114360 ISBN 13 : 9780143114369

Editeur : Penguin Books, 2008

Synopsis

In 1770, Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen introduces Vienna to the Mechanical Turk?an unbeatable chess-playing automaton that, unbeknownst to an astonished Europe, is in fact nothing more than an illusion. The Turk is actually operated from within by a God-fearing dwarf named Tibor, whose chess-playing abilities and diminutive size make him the perfect accomplice in this grand hoax. But when a seductive countess dies under mysterious circumstances in the presence of the Turk, the machine and its inventor become the target of espionage, persecution, and intrigue. Based on a true story, this celebrated debut is a daring piece of storytelling, brimming with lust, scandal, and deception.

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À propos de l'auteur

Anthea Bell translated E. T. A. Hoffman's The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr for Penguin Classics and has received a number of translation awards.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0143114360
• ISBN 13: 9780143114369
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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