Searching for Bobby Fischer: World of Chess Observed by the Father of a Child Prodigy - Couverture rigide

Waitzkin, Fred

 
9780370313177: Searching for Bobby Fischer: World of Chess Observed by the Father of a Child Prodigy
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ISBN 10 : 0370313178 ISBN 13 : 9780370313177
Editeur : The Bodley Head Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

This story reveals much about the obsessiveness involved in the international game of chess. Bobby Fischer and his father were drawn into the bizarre world of Manhattan's seedy chess parlours and Park Square in Washington where chess fanatics sleep rough and hustle for two-dollar games. By contrast, Soviet chess players are feted like filmstars and the author unveils the anti-Semitism, political blackmail and drug-taking behind the Soviet chess establishment.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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

Biographie 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, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and Motorboating and Sailing. He lives in New York City and Martha's Vineyard.

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Éditeur
The Bodley Head Ltd
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0370313178
ISBN 13 
9780370313177
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780140230383: Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0140230386 ISBN 13 :  9780140230383
Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 1993
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