The Queen's Gambit (Television Tie-in) by Walter Tevis

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Author: Walter Tevis
ISBN: 9780593314654

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Published on Dec 15, 2020 | 256 Pages

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Published on Mar 11, 2003 | 256 Pages

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Engaging and fast-paced, this gripping coming-of-age novel of chess, feminism, and addiction speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four. Now a highly acclaimed, award-winning Netflix series.

Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she’s competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.

“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

Author

Walter Tevis

WALTER TEVIS is the author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Mockingbird, The Steps of the Sun, The Queen’s Gambit, The Color of Money, and the short story collection Far from Home. The Man Who Fell to Earth was the basis for a major motion picture starring David Bowie. The Hustler and The Color of Money were also adapted for film, The Queen’s Gambit was the basis of the Emmy Award–winning Netflix series, and The Man Who Fell to Earth is the basis of the Showtime series. Tevis died in 1984.

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