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Walter Tevis

    28. Februar 1928 – 8. August 1984

    Walter Stone Tevis (* 28. Februar 1928 in San Francisco, Kalifornien; † 8. August 1984 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller.

    Walter Tevis
    The Big Bounce
    The Queen's Gambit (Television Tie-in)
    The Color of Money
    Die Farbe des Geldes. Der Film mit Paul Newman und Tom Cruise
    Die Partie seines Lebens
    Die Haie der Großstadt.
    • Auf den ersten Blick könnte man Fast Eddie Felson für einen mittelmäßigen Billardspieler mit einem ehrlichen Lächeln und locker sitzender Brieftasche halten. Liegen aber die großen Scheine auf dem Tisch, zeigt Eddie sein ganzes Können und zockt seine Gegner gnadenlos ab. Doch die Chicagoer Billardlegende Minnesota Fats ist ein anderes Kaliber. Fast Eddie riskiert mehr als nur sein Geld und geht einen Pakt ein, um das Spiel seines Lebens zu spielen.

      Die Partie seines Lebens
    • After 20 years of hibernation, former pool champion Fast Eddie Felson is playing exhibition matches with former rival Minnesota Fats in shopping malls for prizes like cable television. With one failed marriage and years of running a pool hall, Eddie is now ready to regain the skills needed to compete in a world of pool that has changed dramatically since he left it behind, The real challenge comes when Eddie realizes that in order to compete successfully, he must hone his skills in the game of nine-ball as opposed to the straight pool that had once won him fame. With a new generation of competitors, fear and doubt and the daily possibility of failure arise, giving Fast Eddie a new challenge to overcome.

      The Color of Money
    • 4,2(1116)Abgeben

      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 (Television Tie-in)
    • The book holds significant value in literature, recognized by scholars and academicians for its contributions to knowledge. To ensure its preservation for future generations, it has been reprinted in its original format, complete with any marks or annotations from the first publication. This approach maintains the authenticity and true nature of the work, emphasizing its enduring relevance.

      The Big Bounce
    • The King Is Dead

      • 400 Seiten
      • 14 Lesestunden
      3,5(2)Abgeben

      This collection features the complete short fiction of a renowned author, celebrated for their bestselling work, The Queen's Gambit. It showcases a diverse range of stories that highlight the author's unique narrative style and thematic depth, offering readers a chance to explore new characters and settings. Perfect for fans and newcomers alike, this anthology promises to captivate with its blend of creativity and insight.

      The King Is Dead
    • The Hustler

      • 192 Seiten
      • 7 Lesestunden
      4,1(162)Abgeben

      When it was published in 1959, The Hustler was hailed as the first (and the best)novel written about pool/billiards in the long history of the game. The novel was soon turned into a film that starred Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. The Hustler is the story of Fast Eddie Felson, a poolroom hustler who travels from town to town conning strangers into thinking they could beat him at the game when in fact, he is a highly-skilled player who has never lost a game. But then he goes off to Chicago and comes face to face with Minnesota Fats, a king of the poolroom, and defeat and the quest to get even presents a gripping read. Tevis was based in Ohio.

      The Hustler
    • Man Who Fell to Earth

      • 208 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden
      4,0(126)Abgeben

      From the bestselling author of The Queen's Gambit, the landmark science fiction novel that inspired the classic 1976 film starring David Bowie and is the basis for the Showtime series A man wanders into town one day seemingly out of nowhere. He starts by peddling valuables just to get by. But he possesses uncanny scientific knowledge, which he uses to develop technologies of a marvelous nature. In time he builds a corporate empire that propels him to unimaginable wealth—but to what end? His rapid ascent to the highest levels of success is remarkable, but the vision of his enterprise begins to falter as he succumbs to afflictions that feel all-too-human, and the true purpose of his presence here on earth is in grave danger of being abandoned.

      Man Who Fell to Earth
    • The sequel to The Hustler sees former champion "Fast" Eddie Felson return to the thrilling world of competitive pool—from the bestselling author of The Queen’s Gambit. The basis for the famed Martin Scorsese film. "Tevis writes about pool with power and poetry and tension.... Grabs the reader and doesn't let go. You don't have to appreciate pool to like this book, to appreciate its sense of living on the edge." —Washington Post Twenty years have passed since “Fast” Eddie Felson conquered the underground pool circuit. During that time he married and ran his own pool hall, but having left that all behind he’s now badly in need of money, and pool is all he knows. On the beautiful aquamarine waters of the Florida Keys, he ropes his former rival Minnesota Fats into a series of exhibition matches in the hopes of picking up a cable TV deal. But playing the old master, a terrible feeling nags at him that he’s sat on his talent and that the best part of him is now gone. And when he vows to get back in the game—seriously, this time—he finds a challenging road ahead, and the only thing standing in his way is himself.

      Color of Money