Nabokov The Defense, Hardback, both USA & British firsts

Description: Nabokov The Defense, Hardback, both USA & British firsts. Probably the best chess novel ever written---A chess fantasy with hero who falls to insanity *G. P. Putnam's Sons, NYC, USA first edition, 1964, Hardcover, 45.00 price, Black boards stamped in gilt, Green topstain; green endpapers, wear to dust jacket as shown in pictures (now in Brodary plastic cover), some stains and foxing to pages (normal wear for this aged book), previous owners name/address *Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, British first edition, 1964, Hardcover, 21s net price, some wear and discoloration to dust jacket, some foxing to pages (normal wear for this aged book)...this version seems rare to find... Chess and Go capture my attention at the balancing point between genius and mental disorders (mostly depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety leading toward insanity). These vocations require an extreme mental commitment and mental attentiveness that far exceeds my ability. In some ways it is similar to those spiritual masters who depend on the highest forms of meditation, mindfulness, sensory deprivation, or yoga, but it is the other end of that spectrum―complete use of all mental faculties versus voiding the mind completely. Other chess novels you'll want to check out include:The Emperor of Ocean Park. Carter, Stephen. (mystery)The Flanders Panel. Perez-Reverte, Arturo. (mystery)Hence. Leithauser, Brad. (played against a computer)The Luneberg Variation. Maurensig, Paolo. (mystery)The Queen’s Gambit. Tevis, Walter. (see movie)The Royal Game. Zweig, Stefan. (novella)By the way, (from Wikipedia) "The Luzhin Defence is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring John Turturro and Emily Watson. The film centres on a mentally tormented chess grandmaster and the young woman he meets while competing at a world-class tournament in Italy. The screenplay was based on the novel The Defense (or The Luzhin Defence) by Vladimir Nabokov. Emily Watson received best actress nominations [1] at the British Independent Film Awards and the London Film Critics Circle Awards."

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