The Queen's Gambit

Name: The Queen's Gambit
SKU: 978-1-4746-0084-2
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Autor/en: Walter Tevis

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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.

ISBN: 978-1-4746-0084-2

GTIN: 9781474600842

Autor	Tevis, Walter
Verlag	Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Imprint/Brand)
Einband	Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr	2016
Seitenangabe	256 S.
Ausgabekennzeichen	Englisch
Masse	H19.8 cm x B13.2 cm x D2.5 cm 229 g
Reihe	W&N Essentials

Über den Autor 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.