The Royal Game & Other Stories
by Stefan Zweig
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Author: Stefan ZweigEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-04-01
ISBN: 0841914060
Number of pages: 211
Publisher: Holmes & Meier Publishers, Inc.
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Book Review: Excellent psychological stories
Summary: 4 Stars
This book contains some delightful stories. They can be read merely as well written and interesting stories, but each deals with serious, psychological issues as well.There are five stories in total. You will no doubt find, as I did, the stories "Amok" and "Fear" curious period pieces, oddly out of touch with modern ideals of racial equality and of assertive women. "Letters from an Unknown Woman" is also unusual, but is an extremally well focussed story.
But, the masterpieces of the book are the two stories "The Burning Secret" and "The Royal Game", in my opinion, which are well worth the price. As a chess player and one-time boy, I read with joy the beautiful descriptions in each, and heartily recommend them as both fine stories and astute comments on a type on insanity in one, and the loss of innocence in the other.
While this book is well bound and printed, it is marred slightly by a few typing errors and misprints, but all in all is an excellent book.
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