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The Queen´s Gambit
Walter Tevis
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Description for The Queen´s Gambit
Paperback. From the author of THE HUSTLER, THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT is a modern classic about a troubled chess prodigy and her battle to survive. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 240.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474600842
SKU
9781474600842
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About Walter Tevis
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.
Reviews for The Queen´s Gambit
Walter Tevis is famous for writing The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth, but this is my favorite book of his. It is about a girl who, guided by her somewhat unreliable mother, becomes a child prodigy at chess. Even if you do not know how to play chess, it is a great thriller
Michael Ondaatje on The Books He Loves to Re-read
Literary Hub
A psychological thriller
NEW YORK TIMES
What Walter Tevis did for pool in The Hustler, he does for chess in The Queen's Gambit
PLAYBOY
More exciting than any thriller I've seen lately; more than that, beautifully written
Martin Cruz Smith Don't pick this up if you want a night's sleep
SCOTSMAN
Mesmerizing
NEWSWEEK
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 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
Michael Ondaatje on The Books He Loves to Re-read
Literary Hub
A psychological thriller
NEW YORK TIMES
What Walter Tevis did for pool in The Hustler, he does for chess in The Queen's Gambit
PLAYBOY
More exciting than any thriller I've seen lately; more than that, beautifully written
Martin Cruz Smith Don't pick this up if you want a night's sleep
SCOTSMAN
Mesmerizing
NEWSWEEK
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 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