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037			_cPurchased _nPrism Books, Kadavanthra
041			_aEnglish
082			_aF _bMAG/CH
100			_aAriel Magnus
245			_aCHESS WITH MY GRANDFATHER
250			_a1
260			_aCalcutta _bSeagull Books _c2021
300			_g241
500			_aAfter immigrating with his German Jewish family to South America in the 1930s, Heinz Magnus hopes to escape the Nazi regime and build a new life for himself. But with the storm clouds of war gathering over Europe, the Politeama Theatre in Buenos Aires is chosen as the venue for the Chess Tournament of Nations. The world’s eyes are suddenly fixed on Heinz’s newly adopted city. Heinz and a colorful cast of characters—drawn from real life, the author’s imagination, and stolen from the pages of Stefan Zweig—find themselves caught up in a web of political intrigue, romantic entanglements, and sporting competition that seems to hold the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Ariel Magnus leaves no stone unturned in his efforts to learn more about his grandfather and the country to which he emigrated in the 1930s. Chess with My Grandfather is a playful, genre-shifting novel combining tales of international espionage, documentary evidence, and family lore. In this extraordinary book, Magnus blends fact and fiction in a delirious exploration of a dark period of history, family, identity, the power of art and literature and, of course, the fascinating world of chess.
650			_aSpanish Fiction
650			_aSpanish Novel
700			_aKit Maude (tr.)
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999			_c196543 _d196543