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Poems and Problems

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Poems and Problems was an unusual book written by Vladimir Nabokov and published in 1969. It consists of the following:

  • 39 poems originally written in Russian and translated by Nabokov
  • 14 poems written in English
  • 18 chess problems

Quotes

  • "Chess problems demand from the composer the same virtues that characterize all worthwhile art: originality, invention, conciseness, harmony, complexity, and splendid insincerity."
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