The World Played Chess A Novel
The World Played Chess, authored by Robert Dugoni and published by Amazon Publishing in 2021, is a novel that explores the complexities of coming of age and family life. Spanning 400 pages, the story follows Vincent Bianco, who, after graduating high school in 1979, takes a job on a construction crew. His summer is spent alongside two Vietnam veterans, one grappling with PTSD, providing Vincent with profound life lessons that shape his understanding of innocence and adulthood.
As the narrative unfolds, readers witness Vincent’s journey from youthful aspirations to the realities of life, particularly as he reflects on those formative experiences four decades later, with his own son preparing for college. The book delves into themes of personal growth and the impact of past experiences on one’s future. Through this lens, Dugoni presents a poignant exploration of family dynamics and the quest for identity, making it a thoughtful addition to the literary fiction genre.
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“A fearless and sensitive coming-of-age story. I loved it.” –Mark Sullivan, bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and The Last Green Valley.
Bestselling author Robert Dugoni returns with an emotionally arresting follow-up to The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell.
In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer–Vincent’s last taste of innocence and first taste of real life–dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one’s own destiny.
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