The Death's Head Chess Club
The Death's Head Chess Club
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Published:
3 September, 2015
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Can you ever forgive the unforgivable?
In 1962, Emil Clément comes face to face with Paul Meissner at a chess tournament in Holland. They haven't seen one another in almost two decades. Clément, once known only as The Watchmaker, is a Jewish former inmate of Auschwitz. Whilst there, he was forced to play chess against Nazi guards. If he won, he could save a fellow prisoner's life; if he lost, he would lose his own. Meissner, a soft-spoken priest, was also at Auschwitz. He was the SS Officer who forced The Watchmaker to play...
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781782393139 |
| ISBN10 | 1782393137 |
| Number Of Pages | 400 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 198 x 30 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Atlantic Books |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
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Author's Bio
John Donoghue has worked in mental health for over twenty years and written numerous articles about the treatment of mental illness in a variety of medical journals. He is married and lives in Liverpool.