The Squares of the City is a science fiction novel by British writer John Brunner, first published in 1965 (ISBN 0-345-27739-2). It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1966. It is a sociological story of urban class warfare and political intrigue, taking place in the fictional South American capital city of Vados. It explores the idea of subliminal messages as political tools, and it is notable for having the structure of a famous 1892 chess game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Mikhail Chigorin. The structure is not coincidental, and plays an important part in the story.
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| - The Squares of the City (in)
- La ville est un échiquier (fr)
- La scacchiera (it)
- De stad is een schaakbord (nl)
- The Squares of the City (en)
- Квадрати шахового міста (uk)
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| - La ville est un échiquier (titre original : The Squares of the City) est un roman de John Brunner publié en 1965. (fr)
- The Squares of the City adalah sebuah novel fiksi ilmiah yang ditulis oleh John Brunner dan pertama kali terbit pada 1965 (ISBN 0-345-27739-2). Novel tersebut dinominasikan untuk Penghargaan Hugo untuk Novel Terbaik pada 1966. (in)
- The Squares of the City is a science fiction novel by British writer John Brunner, first published in 1965 (ISBN 0-345-27739-2). It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1966. It is a sociological story of urban class warfare and political intrigue, taking place in the fictional South American capital city of Vados. It explores the idea of subliminal messages as political tools, and it is notable for having the structure of a famous 1892 chess game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Mikhail Chigorin. The structure is not coincidental, and plays an important part in the story. (en)
- De stad is een schaakbord (Engels: The squares of the City) is een sciencefictionroman uit 1965 van de Britse schrijver John Brunner. De roman verscheen in 1976 in de Born SF-serie van Born NV Uitgeversmaatschappij. (nl)
- La scacchiera (The Squares of the City) è un romanzo thriller fantascientifico del 1965 di John Brunner che ha per tema gli scacchi. La storia è costruita basandosi su una celebre partita a scacchi giocata da Wilhelm Steinitz e Mikhail Chigorin, all'Havana, nel 1892. Ogni mossa della partita ha il suo corrispettivo nella storia del romanzo. C'è però da rilevare come nella traduzione italiana delle prime edizioni, alcuni tagli apportati rendano impossibile ricreare per intero la partita scacchistica. (it)
- «Квадрати шахового міста» (англ. The Squares of the City) — науково-фантастичний роман британського письменника Джона Браннера із елементами психологічної та соціально-философської фантастики. Уперше роман опублікований у американському видавництві в 1965 році. У 1966 році роман номіновано на Премія Г'юго за найкращий фантастичний роман. У романі описано, як за допомогою сучасних засобів комунікації (переважно телебачення) керівники вигаданої латиноамериканської країни Аґуасуль створюють підсвідоме навіювання її громадянам почуття лояльності до уряду, а за допомогою любові до шахів створюється нова ідеологія та новітнє релігійне поклоніння. Разом із суперсучасними кварталами столиці країни, у яких живуть багаті громадяни країни та іноземці, різко контрастуюють її околиці та навіть деякі ц (uk)
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| - La ville est un échiquier (titre original : The Squares of the City) est un roman de John Brunner publié en 1965. (fr)
- The Squares of the City adalah sebuah novel fiksi ilmiah yang ditulis oleh John Brunner dan pertama kali terbit pada 1965 (ISBN 0-345-27739-2). Novel tersebut dinominasikan untuk Penghargaan Hugo untuk Novel Terbaik pada 1966. (in)
- The Squares of the City is a science fiction novel by British writer John Brunner, first published in 1965 (ISBN 0-345-27739-2). It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1966. It is a sociological story of urban class warfare and political intrigue, taking place in the fictional South American capital city of Vados. It explores the idea of subliminal messages as political tools, and it is notable for having the structure of a famous 1892 chess game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Mikhail Chigorin. The structure is not coincidental, and plays an important part in the story. (en)
- De stad is een schaakbord (Engels: The squares of the City) is een sciencefictionroman uit 1965 van de Britse schrijver John Brunner. De roman verscheen in 1976 in de Born SF-serie van Born NV Uitgeversmaatschappij. (nl)
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