The Royal Game
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The Royal Game is a psychological novella by Stefan Zweig that explores obsession, isolation, and the mental strains of chess under totalitarian oppression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Royal Game canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novella
ⓘ
psychological fiction work ⓘ |
| author | Stefan Zweig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMotif | chess ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| depicts |
Gestapo imprisonment
ⓘ
psychological torture ⓘ |
| explores |
clash between genius and mediocrity
ⓘ
effects of solitary confinement ⓘ split personality under stress ⓘ |
| genre |
chess fiction
ⓘ
novella ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Brainwashed
NERFINISHED
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Schachnovelle (1960 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Schachnovelle (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
man versus authoritarian state
ⓘ
man versus self ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Chess Story
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Royal Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | about 80 ⓘ |
| hasStructure | frame narrative ⓘ |
| influenced | later chess literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. B.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mirko Czentovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
intellectual resistance
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ obsession ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ totalitarian oppression ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Schachnovelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century Austrian literature ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Imprenta López NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ocean liner ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chess as instrument of self-destruction
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chess as mental refuge ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | early 1940s ⓘ |
| writtenInExile | true ⓘ |
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