{"product_id":"the-pawn-9781646053780","title":"The Pawn","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this gripping historical saga, award-winning Spanish writer Paco Cerdàagrave; explores simmering Cold War anxieties through the lens of a legendary chess match.\u003c\/b\u003eStockholm, 1962. Spain's first chess grandmaster, Arturito Pomar, faces off against eighteen-year-old American prodigy Bobby Fischer in a match destined for legend, celebrated more for its symbolism than for its outcome. Shuttling across decades and between the United States, Spain, the Soviet Union, and beyond, \u003ci\u003eThe Pawn\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the contentious careers of the two chess masters, expertly examining the geopolitical anxieties of the 1960s that went on to shape not just the lives of these men, but the modern world.Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Storm We Made\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pawn \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the intricate shadow layers between gameplay and warfare, strategy and sedition, pawn and puppet. In this incisive and timely rendering, Cerdà presents a devastatingly human portrait of \"the many exceptional people whose lives were sacrificed on the altar of Cold War interests\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaco Cerdà\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and writer. He is the author of multiple award-winning books. \u003ci\u003eThe Pawn\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of his to be translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Gerry Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e is a Spanish\/English translator and a ghostwriter. His translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Flies \u003c\/i\u003eby Elaine Vilar Madruga, \u003ci\u003eEasy Reading\u003c\/i\u003e by Cristina Morales, and works by Paul B. Preciado, María Bastarós, Daniela Tarazona, and Ousman Umar. He has received an English PEN Award, a PEN\/Heim Grant, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384211210514,"sku":"9781646053780","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e02d6b3-c813-4472-bfd2-d6870e3c653f.jpg?v=1750166110","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pawn-9781646053780","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}