Queen's Gambit, The

Queen's Gambit, The
Walter Tevis
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Paperback
h196 x 128mm - 256pg
27 Oct 2020 UK
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9781474622578
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From the author of THE HUSTLER, THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT is a modern classic about a troubled chess prodigy and her battle to survive When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct . For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing.
Gripping reading ... Nabokov's The Defense and Zweig's The Royal Game are the classics. Now joining them is The Queen's Gambit FINANCIAL TIMES The Queen's Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years - for the pure pleasure and skill of it -- Michael Ondaatje Mesmerizing NEWSWEEK Don't pick this up if you want a night's sleep SCOTSMAN More exciting than any thriller I've seen lately; more than that, beautifully written -- Martin Cruz Smith What Walter Tevis did for pool in The Hustler, he does for chess in The Queen's Gambit PLAYBOY A psychological thriller NEW YORK TIMES
Walter Tevis was an American novelist and short story writer. Whilst a student at the University of Kentucky, Tevis worked in a pool hall and published a story about the game for an English class. He would later revisit his love for pool in the novels THE HUSTLER (1959) and THE COLOR OF MONEY (1984), both of which would be adapted into multiple award-winning films starring Paul Newman. Among his other works, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1963) and MOCKINGBIRD (1980) are considered masterpieces of science fiction. Tevis died in 1984.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781474622578
Published: 27 Oct 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback
Height: 196mm
Width: 128mm
Spine: 26mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 256

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