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El Rey de Bengala / A King in Hiding: How a Child Refugee Became a World Chess Champion - Fahim Mohammad

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Title
El Rey de Bengala / A King in Hiding: How a Child Refugee Became a World Chess Champion
Author
Fahim Mohammad
format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Grijalbo
Language
Spanish
UK Publication Date
20160628

Description

La extraordinaria epopeya de un nio inmigrante que consigue emerger de la clandestinidad, y conmover a la sociedad europea, gracias a su gran pasin: el ajedrez.

Una novela basada en hechos reales que destila coraje, vitalidad y solidaridad.

En silencio, sin apenas entender nada sobre ese mundo de reinos blancos y negros, pero con la mirada siempre curiosa, Fahim observa a su padre jugar al ajedrez durante horas y horas. Le fascina cmo mueve las piezas sobre el tablero, y es entonces cuando nace su pasin. Pronto se convierte en un nio prodigio del ajedrez y, con apenas siete aos, se alza campen de Calcuta.

Sin embargo, el clima poltico en el pas se tensa, la familia comienza a recibir graves amenazas y el nio se ve obligado a huir de Bangladesh junto a su padre. Acogidos temporalmente en una residencia para inmigrantes en un suburbio de Pars, Fahim intenta integrarse a pesar de las penurias e ingresa en el club de ajedrez de su nueva ciudad. Incluso consigue un entrenador personal, Xavier, que lo exhorta a luchar y a no rendirse. Aun as, al pequeo le preocupa su padre, quien cada vez se siente ms angustiado porque los tribunales no les conceden el asilo. Sin papeles, sin hogar, sin saber qu pasar maana, la realidad de Fahim y su padre es como una partida de ajedrez, atentos a cualquier movimiento, esperando para avanzar.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Forced to flee Bangladesh aged eight, chess prodigy Fahim Mohammad arrived in Paris with his father as illegal immigrants.

Fahim was tutored by one of France's top chess coaches, Xavier Parmentier, who gave him a sense of purpose, his struggles on the chessboard mirroring both his victories and his crushing defeats in his battle for a normal life. Rising through local and national tournaments to be crowned France's Under-12 Chess Champion in 2012, Fahim became a national sensation.

Told through the clear eyes of a child, Fahim's tale is both heartwarming and grimly eye-opening in equal measure.

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