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  (1938) The Death of a Celebrity

  Hulbert Footner

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  (1935) Auto-Da-Fe (Die Blendung)

  Elias Canetti

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  (1979) Celestial Chess

  Thomas Bontly

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  (1922) The Chess Set in the Mirror (La scacchiera davanti allo specchio)

  Massimo Bontempelli

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  (1965) A Room to Die In / Death of a Solitary Chess Player

  Ellery Queen, Jack Vance

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  (1921) The Grand Cham

  Harold Lamb