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 worthwile art: originality, invention, conciseness, harmony, complexity, and splendid insincerity."

External Links

• Overview
• ISBN 0070457247