# Chess - Hardcover

by **Stefan Zweig** (Author), **Anthea Bell** (Translator), **Coralie Bickford-Smith**

**Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible mini editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith  
A Penguin Classics Hardcover**

A group of passengers on a cruise ship challenge the world chess champion to a match. At first, they crumble, until they are helped by whispered advice from a stranger in the crowd--a man who will risk everything to win. Stefan Zweig's acclaimed novella _Chess_ is a disturbing, intensely dramatic depiction of obsession and the price of the past.

### Author Biography

**Anthea Bell** (translator) has published acclaimed translations from French, German, Danish, and Polish, including W. G. Sebald's _Austerlitz_. She lives in Cambridge, England.

**Coralie Bickford-Smith** (cover illustration) is an award-winning designer at Penguin Books, where she has created several highly acclaimed series designs. She studied typography at Reading University and lives in London.

**Number of Pages:** 128

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 6.4 x 4.5 IN

**Publication Date:** November 12, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 18.0 USD
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