$24.35
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2020
Summary
NOW A MAJOR GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING NETFLIX SERIES
‘Superb’ - Time Out ‘Mesmerizing’ - Newsweek ‘Gripping’ - Financial Times ‘Sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years - for the pure pleasure and skill of it’ - Michael Ondaatje ‘Don’t pick this up if you want a night’s sleep’ - Scotsman
When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474622578 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474622577 |
| Author: | Walter Tevis |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
| Series: | W&N Essentials |
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Critics Review
“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
“Compelling… . A magnificent obsession.” –Los Angeles Times“Beth Harmon is an unforgettable creation–and The Queen’s Gambit is Walter Tevis’s most consummate and heartbreaking work.” –Jonathan Lethem
“Gripping reading… .Nabokov’s The Defense and Zweig’s The Royal Game are the classics: now joining them is The Queen’s Gambit.” –The Financial Times
“More exciting than any thriller I’ve seen lately; more than that, beautifully written. ” –Martin Cruz Smith, author of GorkyPark
“It’s advisable to tape your fingers before opening The Queen’s Gambit. Otherwise, the suspense may bring on nail-chewing right to the elbow.” –Houston Chronicle“Tevis traps us in the breathless drama of the moment and makes us feel the same intense involvement his characters feel.” –The Plain Dealer
“There’s more excitement in Beth than in the collected works of Robert Ludlum.” –Forth Worth Star-Telegram
About The Author
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.
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