Search results
Summary: Marya comes out to the little gathering and everyone is doing their thing: Liza is looking at what everyone is wearing and doing, Mademoiselle Bourienne is coming on to the guests, while Vasili is playing the serious card. Anatole emerges, kisses Marya’s hand, and then takes a seat with an aloof-ness so-far only reserved for Andrey.
Book 3, Chapter 4 Summary. Months later, Sarah has returned to her mundane life. She has a passive aggressive relationship with Henry, and while he sleeps, she watches him. Sarah recognizes that he is the innocent one and that she was the “guilty party” (55), but her newfound innocence is maddening.
Summary. Because he has become wealthy and titled, Pierre is one of the most sought-after young men in Petersburg. He even believes, as weak-willed persons do, that he deserves the attention and admiration of the people around him.
Plot summary. An anonymous narrator opens the story by describing the boarding of a passenger liner traveling from New York to Buenos Aires. One of the passengers is world chess champion Mirko Czentovic. Czentovic is an idiot savant [3] and prodigy with no obvious qualities apart from his talent for chess.
- Stefan Zweig
- 1943
Unlock the more straightforward side of The Royal Game with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Royal Game by Stefan Zweig...
Animals and Pets Anime Art Cars and Motor Vehicles Crafts and DIY Culture, Race, and Ethnicity Ethics and Philosophy Fashion Food and Drink History Hobbies Law Learning and Education Military Movies Music Place Podcasts and Streamers Politics Programming Reading, Writing, and Literature Religion and Spirituality Science Tabletop Games ...
The psychological novella The Royal Game (1944; Schachnovelle, 1942) is of special importance within Stefan Zweig's oeuvre since it was his last work, written shortly before his suicide in 1942 and published posthumously in Buenos Aires in the same year.
