Zugzwang (33 page)

For Spethmann the psychoanalyst:
The Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud
, ed. James Strachey (Vintage edn, 2001), especially vols IV (
The Interpretation of Dreams I
), V(
The Interpretation of Dreams II
), VII (
A Case of Hysteria
), X (
Two Case Histories: ‘Little Hans'
and
the ‘Rat Man'
), XXII (
New Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis
and
Other Works
); Henri F. Ellenberger,
The Discovery of the Unconscious
(Basic Books, 1970); Reuben Fine,
The Psychology of the Chess Player
(Dover, 1967); Peter Gay,
Freud: a life for our times
(Dent, 1988); Janet Malcolm,
Psychoanalysis: the impossible profession
(Knopf, 1981).

For miscellaneous chess matters: Hans Kmoch,
Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces: 100 selected games
(Dover edn, 1960); Frank Marshall,
Best Games of Chess
(Dover edn, 1960); J. Hannak,
Emanuel Lasker: the life of a chess master
(Dover edn, 1991); Aaron Nimzowitsch,
The Praxis of My System
(Dover edn, 1962).

The trend among novelists to compete with Oscar winners in pouring out heartfelt thanks to all and sundry has been criticised, justifiably. Some debts, however, are too important not to mention. So, briefly but sincerely, I would like to express my gratitude to: Alexandra Pringle, Karen Rinaldi, Roger Alton, Marc Quinn, Ruth Rogers, Paul Simon, John Mulholland, John Saunders, Tim and Hector Moss, Daniel King, Maeve Magee, Sharon Smithline, Jojo Tulloh, Andreas Saremba and Vince Stevenson.

Ronan Bennett was brought up in Belfast. He is the author
of four previous novels, including the hugely acclaimed
The Catastrophist
(shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel
Award) and
Havoc, in its Third Year
(winner of the Hughes
& Hughes Irish Novel of the Year, longlisted for the
Booker Prize and shortlisted for the IMPAC award). He
has also written screenplays for film and television.
Zugzwang
was serialised weekly in the
Observer
in 2006.
Ronan Bennett lives in London with his family.

The Second Prison
Overthrown by Strangers
The Catastrophist
Havoc, in its Third Year

First published 2007
This paperback edition published 2008

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