Schachnovelle
Editorial illustration «Schachnovelle, Stefan Zweig» published at Büchergilde Gutenberg.
«From morning till night I thought of nothing but bishops and pawns and rooks and kings and mates and castling,
with all my being and feeling it pushed me into the checkered square.” The unassuming Austrian emigrant Dr. B.
travels on a passengeron a passenger steamer from New York to Buenos Aires. On the ship, he accidentally plays
against the reigningworld chess champion Mirko Czentovic. He is astonished when he defeats the experienced professional
with playful ease.But the chess game brings back memories of the terror of his imprisonment under National Socialism.
A psychological wound that once again threatens Dr. B.'s mental health.»
(Text: Büchergilde Gutenberg)
INFO:
What: Illustration, Bookdesign
Who: Büchergilde Gutenberg, printed and embossed hard cover, 132 pages
www.christophvieweg.com
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Editorial illustration «Schachnovelle, Stefan Zweig» published at Büchergilde Gutenberg.
«From morning till night I thought of nothing but bishops and pawns and rooks and kings and mates and castling,
with all my being and feeling it pushed me into the checkered square.” The unassuming Austrian emigrant Dr. B.
travels on a passengeron a passenger steamer from New York to Buenos Aires. On the ship, he accidentally plays
against the reigningworld chess champion Mirko Czentovic. He is astonished when he defeats the experienced professional
with playful ease.But the chess game brings back memories of the terror of his imprisonment under National Socialism.
A psychological wound that once again threatens Dr. B.'s mental health.»
(Text: Büchergilde Gutenberg)
INFO:
What: Illustration, Bookdesign
Who: Büchergilde Gutenberg, printed and embossed hard cover, 132 pages
www.christophvieweg.com
