About This Book
Vladimir Nabokov's early novel is the dazzling story of the coarse, strange yet oddly endearing chess-playing genius Luzhin. Discovering his prodigious gift in boyhood and rising to the rank of International Grandmaster, Luzhin develops a lyrical passion for chess that renders the real world a phant...
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4h 58m
slow reader
180 WPM
3h 35m
average reader
250 WPM
2h 33m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 53,625 words📅 8 days at 30 min/day
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3 h 35 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
3 h 58 min
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5 h 58 min
Audio 2x
2 h 59 min
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