The Queen's Gambit (Broché)

Name: The Queen's Gambit
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Author: Walter S. Tevis
ISBN: 9781474622578

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Walter S. Tevis

Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Paru le : 29/10/2020

When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings : playing chess and taking the little... > Lire la suite

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When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings : 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. A modern classic, The Queen's Gambit is a powerful portrait of genius and addiction, success and survival.

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Date de parution : 29/10/2020
Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN : 978-1-4746-2257-8
EAN : 9781474622578
Format : Grand Format
Présentation : Broché
Nb. de pages : 243 pages
Poids : 0.23 Kg
Dimensions : 12,8 cm × 19,8 cm × 1,8 cm

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Biographie de Walter S. 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 science-fiction masterpieces.
Tevis died in 1984.