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Bobby Fischer - The Final Years: A Personal Memoir

By Gardar Sverrisson

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Bobby Fischer - The Final Years: A Personal Memoir

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This extraordinary book describes the last years of the great legend and World Chess Champion, Bobby Fischer. It is written by his close friend and confidant, the Icelandic author Gardar Sverrisson who was instrumental in procuring Fischer asylum in Iceland in 2004. For the remaining years of his life Fischer resided in Reykjavk. He was in daily contact with Sverrisson who gradually became the only friend he would trust. Here the real story of Bobby Fischers final years is told for the first time. Beautifully written, the book gives a unique insight into Fischers personality. We encounter a passionate and complex man, a sincere and generous friend, a bookworm and a nature lover, who is both contemplative and witty when reflecting on his turbulent life, his controversial principles, exceptional career and many historic chess champions. a vivid portrait of what Bobby was really like a man who has long been a mystery to the world. Frederic Friedel, chessbase.com. Garar Sverrisson was born in Reykjavk in 1959 and worked as a journalist from an early age. His writings include several short stories, a novel and two biographies: Kristjn about Icelands most renowned tenor, and Does an Icelander Reside Here about the only Icelander who survived the Nazi concentration camps. The latter work was also published in Germany under the title Wohnt hier ein Islnder and adapted for the stage in Reykjavik and Berlin. Sverrisson has been active in public life. He served as the manager of a parliamentary group, was a board member of the Icelandic Human Rights Centre and the president of the National Coalition of People with Disabilities in Iceland. He holds a BA in political science and economics from the University of Iceland as well as an MFA in creative writing and literature from the University of Arizona. In 2004, Sverrisson was a member of the group that pressed for Bobby Fischer to be released from detention in Japan and granted asylum in Iceland.
Product details
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2019-06-03
Publication Date:
2019-06-03
Publisher:
Ugla Publishing
Languages:
Published: English, Original: Icelandic
ISBN10:
9935211819
Weight:
500 g
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