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A classic of Holocaust literature from "one of the great masters of the short novel."--"The New Yorker" In 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. The 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.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Fiction & related items Historical fiction

• Plný název: Stalemate
• Autor: Icchokas Meras, Jonas Zdanys
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 166
• EAN: 9781590511565
• ISBN: 1590511565
• ID: 12332256
• Nakladatelství: Other Press LLC
• Hmotnost: 198 g
• Rozměry: 209 × 140 × 10 mm
• Datum vydání: 17. November 2005

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