{"product_id":"theory-of-shadows-paperback","title":"Theory of Shadows - 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\u003ePaolo Maurensig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne Milano Appel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe strange circumstances surrounding the death of the world chess champion and alleged Nazi collaborator Alexander Alekhine, as investigated by a literary grand master\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the morning of March 24, 1946, the world chess champion Alexander Alekhine--\"sadist of the chess world,\" renowned for his eccentric behavior as well as the ruthlessness of his playing style--was found dead in his hotel room in Estoril, Portugal. He was fully dressed and wearing an overcoat, slumped back in a chair, in front of a meal, a chessboard just out of reach. The doctor overseeing the autopsy certified that Alekhine died of asphyxiation due to a piece of meat stuck in his larynx and assured the world that there was absolutely no evidence of suicide or foul play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome, of course, have commented that the photos of the corpse look suspiciously theatrical, as though staged. Others have wondered why Alekhine would have sat down to his dinner in a hot room while wearing a heavy overcoat. And what about all these rumors concerning Alekhine's activities during World War II? Did he really pen a series of articles on the inherent inferiority of Jewish chess players? Can he really be seen in photographs with high-ranking Nazi officials? And as for his own homeland, is it true that the Russians considered him a traitor, as well as a possible threat to the new generation of supposedly superior Soviet chess masters? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the atmosphere of a thriller, the insight of a poem, and a profound knowledge of the world of chess (\"the most violent sport there is,\" according to the Russian world champion Garry Kasparov), Paolo Maurensig's \u003ci\u003eTheory of Shadows \u003c\/i\u003eleads us through the life and death of Alekhine: not so much trying to figure out whodunit as using the story of one infuriating and unapologetic genius to tease out \"that which the novel alone can discover.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaolo Maurensig\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1943 in Gorizia, Italy. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lüneburg Variation\u003c\/i\u003e, was a bestseller in Italy and an international sensation. He lives in Udine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Milano Appel \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning translator whose translations from the Italian include Andrea Canobbio's \u003ci\u003eThree Light-Years\u003c\/i\u003e, Goliarda Sapienza's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, Claudio Magris's \u003ci\u003eBlindly\u003c\/i\u003e, and Giovanni Arpino's \u003ci\u003eScent of a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work was awarded the 2015 Italian Prose in Translation Award.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266597535993,"sku":"9781250310316","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/1cUmv6vKVC9781250310316.webp?v=1768852178","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/theory-of-shadows-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}