The Last Move
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Readers of 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' and 'The Girl from Germany', as well as fans of the TV series 'The Queen's Gambit', will not want to miss this amazing debut, which takes place during World War II.
1941, Warsaw is occupied by German forces. Maria Florkovskaya is only fourteen, but she already dreams of becoming a world chess champion. For now, she trains with her father all day long and becomes a participant in the Polish Resistance in the evenings.
One day, on a mission, she makes a fatal mistake and she and her family are sent to Auschwitz, where the only path for political prisoners is to the execution wall. But the deputy commandant of the camp, Karl Fritch, learns about her chess skills. He decides to use the girl for his own entertainment - organizing tournaments between her and other prisoners, where the price of losing is death.
Every day, Maria fights, determined to survive at all costs, escape the camp, and make the killers of her family pay for what they have done.
1941, Warsaw is occupied by German forces. Maria Florkovskaya is only fourteen, but she already dreams of becoming a world chess champion. For now, she trains with her father all day long and becomes a participant in the Polish Resistance in the evenings.
One day, on a mission, she makes a fatal mistake and she and her family are sent to Auschwitz, where the only path for political prisoners is to the execution wall. But the deputy commandant of the camp, Karl Fritch, learns about her chess skills. He decides to use the girl for his own entertainment - organizing tournaments between her and other prisoners, where the price of losing is death.
Every day, Maria fights, determined to survive at all costs, escape the camp, and make the killers of her family pay for what they have done.
Author:
Author:Saab Gabriella
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Horror
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20.6x13.1x3 cm
Series:
Series:Novel. Current Historical
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
Product type:
Product type:partial varnish
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-177600-8
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