num_pages: 139
description: Tells the story of a chess duel between to completely opposite individuals--a persecuted Jew and a persecuting German--as it takes place in big international tournaments and in a Nazi death camp
language: English
title: The Luneburg Variation
titlecomplete: The Luneburg Variation
genres: Fiction, Italy, Mystery, Chess, Thriller, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Italian Literature
ratings_count: 5334
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux