The Queen´s Gambit
| Bezeichnung | Wert |
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| Titel |
The Queen´s Gambit
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| Verfasserangabe |
Walter Tevis
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| Medienart | |
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| Auflage |
paperback edition
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| Verlag | |
| Ort |
London
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| Jahr | |
| Umfang |
243 Seiten
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| ISBN10 |
1-4746-2257-7
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| ISBN13 |
978-1-4746-2257-8
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| Schlagwort | |
| Annotation |
When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing.
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