{"product_id":"stalemate-paperback-2","title":"Stalemate - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIcchokas Meras\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonas Zdanys\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA classic of Holocaust literature from \"one of the great masters of the short novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Vilna Ghetto during World War II, Nazi Commandant Schoger demands that all children be sent to the death camp. When Abraham Lipman pleads with him to spare their lives, Schoger reconsiders, and tells Lipman there will be a chess match between himself and Lipman's only surviving son, Isaac, a chess prodigy. If Isaac wins, the children will live, but Isaac will die. If Isaac loses, the children will die, but Isaac will live. Only a draw will save the ghetto from this terrible predicament. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe chess game begins: a nightmarish contest played over the course of several evenings, witnessed by an audience impotent to act, staking the lives of their children on a stalemate. This is a moving story of a father and a son who shame their cruel perpetrator with their dignity, spirit, and extraordinary courage. Stalemate speaks to the power of humor even under the direst circumstances. As a parable that gives voice to the unspeakable, Stalemate is an antidote to despair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gripping . . . a truly memorable work.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Booklist \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIcchokas Meras\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIcchokas Meras was born in 1934 in Kelme, a town in northwestern Lithuania. His novels, short fiction, essays, and plays have been widely published and translated. Meras has been the recipient of many literary awards including the International Rememberance Award for Excellence and Distinction in the Literature of the Holocaust, for \u003ci\u003eStalemate\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently lives in Holon, Israel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonas Zdanys\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJonas Zdanys is the author of twenty-nine books, twenty-six of them collections of his own poetry and of his translations from Lithuanian. He serves presently as Chief Academic Officer in the Connecticut Department of Higher Education.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247059943673,"sku":"9781590511565","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/s_6hY0Z2g99781590511565.webp?v=1768620809","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/stalemate-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}