{"product_id":"the-luzhin-defense-0679727221","title":"The Luzhin Defense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0679727221\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nabokov, Vladimir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNabokov's third novel, The Luzhin Defense, is a chilling story of obsession and madness.As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen--an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates. He takes up chess as a refuge from the anxiety of his everyday life. His talent is prodigious and he rises to the rank of grandmaster--but at a cost: in Luzhin' s obsessive mind, the game of chess gradually supplants the world of reality. His own world falls apart during a crucial championship match, when the intricate defense he has devised withers under his opponent's unexpected and unpredictabke lines of assault.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52226820079904,"sku":"NEW0679727221","price":16.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81BdO0I4yAL.jpg?v=1787324211","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-luzhin-defense-0679727221","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}