This title presents a series of some 50 color plates of chess-inspired landscapes, in the artist's words, "images of a world of chess after the universal flood, when hardly anything remained intact...a world where things disintegrate", an effort at "seizing the moment, before it is too late and all proof is lost," prefaced by an essay in which Holocaust literary scholar Lawrence L. Langer explicates the multiple meanings of Bak's imagery.
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This title presents a series of some 50 color plates of chess-inspired landscapes, in the artist's words, "images of a world of chess after the universal flood, when hardly anything remained intact...a world where things disintegrate", an effort at "seizing the moment, before it is too late and all proof is lost," prefaced by an essay in which Holocaust literary scholar Lawrence L. Langer explicates the multiple meanings of Bak's imagery.
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Add this copy of The Game Continues: Chess in the Art of Samuel Bak to cart. $15.77, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Indiana University Press.
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This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
Add this copy of The Game Continues Chess in the Art of Samuel Bak to cart. $44.00, like new condition, Sold by David's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ypsilanti, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Indiana University Press.
Add this copy of The Game Continues: Chess in the Art of Samuel Bak to cart. $54.00, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Indiana University Press.