Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin [FIRST EDITION] 1988

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Searching for Bobby Fischer: The World of Chess Observed by the Father of a Child Prodigy by Fred Waitzkin

FIRST EDITION [1988] RANDOM HOUSE N.Y.

Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.   Light shelf wear and some mild tanning.  


A chilling story of obsession and madness. Luzhin, a distracted, withdrawn boy, takes up chess as a refuge from everyday life. As he rises to the heights of grandmaster, the game of chess gradually supplants the world of reality as he moves inexorably towards madness.