Bobby Fischer Comes Home: The Final Years in Iceland, a Saga of Friendship and Lost Illusions
Olafasson's poignant book delivers the fullest account yet of Bobby Fischer's triumphal and tragic years in Iceland with a thoughtful, thorough, and balanced presentation, including topics that transport us beyond the limits of its place and theme. A personal and heartbreaking account.(John D. WarthChessCafe)Bobby Fisher Comes Homedescribes the end of the life of a brilliant chess player with dignity.(Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Ohio UniversitySchakers.info)Olafsson doesn't apologize for Fisher in the way some of his other biographers have. A charming aspect of the book is how Olafsson weaves his own biographical details into the narrative.(Cecil RosnerWinnepeg Free Press)A fascinating read, in turns poignant and perplexing, and I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone interested in the second Pride and Sorrow of American Chess.(Ken SurrattChessVille)