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Chess with My Grandfather (Hardcover)
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After 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.
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