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Knight Antonius Block returns from a ten-year crusade with his squire Jöns to find his country devastated by the plague. When the black-clad figure of Death appears and challenges them, Block, whose wartime experiences have left him cynical about the existence of God and the afterlife, challenges Death to a game of chess in order to stop time and gain a vision of the meaning of life. before the passage. The game is interrupted on the return journey and restarted sporadically while Block and Jöns meet several of their traveling companions. Along the way, Block witnesses much pain and heartache, but also finds evidence of human kindness and love that makes him realize that even a single act of goodwill can be worth a lifelong struggle for one'sexistence.
