English language
Published Nov. 19, 1964 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Vladimir Nabokov: The defence (1964, Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
English language
Published Nov. 19, 1964 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Originally published in Russian in 1930. Nabokov released an English translation in 1964. The novel is a fictionalized account of chess master, Curt von Bardeleben. The book was made into the movie, The Luzhin Defense in 2000.