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Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Dylan and Kassia unpack Stefan Zweig's Chess Story translated from German by Joel Rotenberg. They toy with some chess pieces, discuss the psychological effects of fascism, and heap praise on this thrilling novella.
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To purchase books we've covered and browse some of Dylan & Kassia's favorites, please visit our digital bookshop at https://bookshop.org/shop/unburiedbooks. Buying them here helps to support the show.
References:The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpMilgram experimentHow the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It by Arthur HermanMarquis de WavrinOne Way PassageHistory Is Made at NightLet Them All TalkGrand Hotel Abyss: The Lives of the Frankfurt School by Stuart JeffriesThe Stars Down to Earth by Theodor Adorno
To purchase books we've covered and browse some of Dylan & Kassia's favorites, please visit our digital bookshop at https://bookshop.org/shop/unburiedbooks. Buying them here helps to support the show.
Released:
Mar 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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