The Defense: Previously published as The Luzhin Defense crime bookssci fixed books Author/Contributor(s): Sluiter

Author/Contributor(s): Sluiter

convicted criminal

and social commentary

illuminating Colombia's complex past

The Defense: Previously published as The Luzhin Defense crime bookssci fixed books Author/Contributor(s): SluiterAuthor Contributor(s): Nabokov, Vladimir Publisher: Vintage Date: 8 11 1990 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Nabokov'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 As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates.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