Originally published in Russian in 1930. Nabokov released an English translation in 1964. The novel is a fictionalized account of chess master, Curt von Bardeleben. The book was made into the movie, The Luzhin Defense in 2000.
Adaptations (1)
The Defense was adapted into a 2000 film.
The Luzhin Defence2000 · film · 109 min · dir. Marleen Gorris · IMDb ↗Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.
