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Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

FromUnburied Books


Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

FromUnburied Books

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2023
Format:
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.
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
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Released:
Mar 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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