Background
Paolo Maurensig was born in 1943 in Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
(Tells the story of a chess duel between to completely opp...)
Tells the story of a chess duel between to completely opposite individuals — a persecuted Jew and a persecuting German — as it takes place in big international tournaments and in a Nazi death camp.
https://www.amazon.com/Luneburg-Variation-Paolo-Maurensig/dp/0374194351/?tag=2022091-20
1993
(In an isolated Austrian music school in the 1930s, two bo...)
In an isolated Austrian music school in the 1930s, two boys, each struggling with the burden of talent and the curse of obsession, become locked in a complex friendship. The key to their bond lies in the secret of a beautiful, strangely carved violin. As their lives unfold through the most violent decades of this century, the two become companions, rivals, and, inevitably, lethal enemies. With Canone Inverso, Paolo Maurensig delivers a powerful metaphysical thriller, culminating in a devastating finale.
https://www.amazon.com/Canone-Inverso-Novel-Paolo-Maurensig/dp/0805063021/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(Italian Edition)
Italian Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Venere-Lesa-Scrittori-italiani-Italian/dp/8804450657/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Italian Edition)
Italian Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Lombra-meridiana-Oscar-original-Italian/dp/8804442166/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Italian Edition)
Italian Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Luomo-scarlatto-MAURENSIG-Paolo-Gorizia/dp/B005SRY7PY/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Italian Edition)
Italian Edition
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8804549769/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(Italian Edition)
Italian Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Vukovlad-Il-signore-dei-lupi/dp/8804572329/?tag=2022091-20
2006
(Italian Edition)
Italian Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Gli-amanti-fiamminghi-paolo-maurensig/dp/8804573740/?tag=2022091-20
2008
(On the morning of March 24, 1946, the world chess champio...)
On the morning of March 24, 1946, the world chess champion Alexander Alekhine ― "sadist of the chess world," renowned for his eccentric behavior as well as the ruthlessness of his playing style ― was found dead in his hotel room in Estoril, Portugal. He was fully dressed and wearing an overcoat, slumped back in a chair, in front of a meal, a chessboard just out of reach. The doctor overseeing the autopsy certified that Alekhine died of asphyxiation due to a piece of meat stuck in his larynx and assured the world that there was absolutely no evidence of suicide or foul play. Some, of course, have commented that the photos of the corpse look suspiciously theatrical, as though staged. Others have wondered why Alekhine would have sat down to his dinner in a hot room while wearing a heavy overcoat. And what about all these rumors concerning Alekhine’s activities during World War II? Did he really pen a series of articles on the inherent inferiority of Jewish chess players? Can he really be seen in photographs with high-ranking Nazi officials? And as for his own homeland, is it true that the Russians considered him a traitor, as well as a possible threat to the new generation of supposedly superior Soviet chess masters?
https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Shadows-Novel-Paolo-Maurensig/dp/0374273804/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(Wild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are...)
Wild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are gaining ground, boldly making their way into the village. In Dichtersruhe, an insular yet charming haven stifled by the Swiss mountains, these omens go unnoticed by all but the new parish priest. The residents have other things on their mind: Literature. Everyone’s a writer ― the nights are alive with reworked manuscripts. So when the devil turns up in a black car claiming to be a hot-shot publisher, unsatisfied authorial desires are unleashed and the village’s former harmony is shattered. Taut with foreboding and Gothic suspense, Paolo Maurensig gives us a refined and engaging literary parable on narcissism, vainglory, and our inextinguishable thirst for stories.
https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Comes-Town-Paolo-Maurensig/dp/1642860131/?tag=2022091-20
2018
Paolo Maurensig was born in 1943 in Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
Paolo Maurensig made a stir in the literary world with his first book, La Variante di Lueneburg. Published in his native country in 1993, it became available for readers of English as The Lueneburg Variation in 1997. This book proved so popular that only two years elapsed between the Italian publication and the translation of his second effort, Canone Inverso, published in 1996. Maurensig’s books take the form of mystery but are more metaphysical in nature than the average whodunit of the genre. The Lueneburg Variation takes its title from a chess move that Maurensig made up for the purpose of the novel. The tale is narrated by a character who remains unnamed until approximately halfway through the book. His second book, Canone Inverso, achieved international fame.
(On the morning of March 24, 1946, the world chess champio...)
2015(Tells the story of a chess duel between to completely opp...)
1993(In an isolated Austrian music school in the 1930s, two bo...)
1996(Wild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are...)
2018(Italian Edition)
1998(Italian Edition)
1998(Italian Edition)
2001(Italian Edition)
2003(Italian Edition)
2006(Italian Edition)
2008Quotations: "Life's temptations have the purpose of putting our spiritual integrity to the test. To yield to them, however, gives one a precarious and tormented satisfaction. But the worst temptations are those we give in to without getting anything in return except for the brutal discovery of our weakness."
Paolo Maurensig plays the baroque flute, viola de gamba, and the cello.
