In which work do chess and shogi play a symbolic role?
The Master of Go
Pawn's Journey
Checkmate
The Shogi Champion
Answer
The Master of Go is a novel by Yasunari Kawabata, first published in 1951. It tells the story of a Go master who, in the last months of his life, reflects on his career and the game of Go itself, using it as a metaphor for life.
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