The Chess Machine
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Language: English
Published by Penguin Books, New York, 2008
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The story of the Turk, a chess-playing machine. Based on a true story of lust, deception, and scandal. A fascinating read! 344.
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- Title
- The Chess Machine
- Author
- Lohr, Robert
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, New York
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0143114360
- ISBN 13
- 9780143114369
In 1770, Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen introduces Vienna to the Mechanical Turk?an unbeatable chess-playing automaton that, unbeknownst to an astonished Europe, is in fact nothing more than an illusion. The Turk is actually operated from within by a God-fearing dwarf named Tibor, whose chess-playing abilities and diminutive size make him the perfect accomplice in this grand hoax. But when a seductive countess dies under mysterious circumstances in the presence of the Turk, the machine and its inventor become the target of espionage, persecution, and intrigue. Based on a true story, this celebrated debut is a daring piece of storytelling, brimming with lust, scandal, and deception.
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About the Author
Anthea Bell translated E. T. A. Hoffman's The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr for Penguin Classics and has received a number of translation awards.
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