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.
"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
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