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Chess by Stefan Zweig
5.0
reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have always been interested in any kind of monomaniac obsessed by a single idea, for the more a man restricts himself the closer he is, conversely to infinity; characters like this, apparently remote form reality, are like termites using their own material to build a remarkable and unique small-scale version of the world.