Walter Tevis

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. Eight-year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of...

To Fast Eddie Felsen, a young pool hustler, there was only one thing that mattered: to make the big time and the big money in the world of pool by beating the best in the country. Hustling suckers in small towns for good stake money was practice for his goal, and when he felt ready he went to...

In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of survivors cling to what passes for life in a postapocalyptic, dying landscape. A world where humans wander, drugged and lulled by electronic bliss. A dying world of no children and no art, where reading is...

Twenty years after he conquered the underground pool circuit in The Hustler, "Fast" Eddie Felson is playing exhibition matches with former rival Minnesota Fats in shopping malls. With one failed marriage and years of running a pool hall behind him, Eddie is now ready to regain the skills needed...

Le roman qui a inspiré la série évènement sur Netflix. Kentucky, 1957. Après la mort de sa mère, Beth Harmon, neuf ans, est placée...

For the first time ever, a complete collection of short fiction the New York Times bestselling author of The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis is widely regarded as a master for both his gritty poolhall novels and his brilliant rendering of the world of competitive chess. This long overdue collection...

La réédition d'un classique d'une actualité saisissante. "Pas de questions, détends-toi." C'est le nouveau mot d'ordre des...

Auf den ersten Blick könnte man Fast Eddie Felson für einen mittelmäßigen Billardspieler mit einem ehrlichen Lächeln und locker sitzender...

Eddie Felson est une énigme. On rapporte des parties de billard extraordinaires, un joueur au talent incroyable. Seulement, personne ne l'a jamais vu tirer...

Thomas Newton aterriza en Kentucky escapando de su planeta, Anthea, que ha sido devastado por las guerras nucleares y cuyos habitantes son el doble de inteligentes que los humanos....

Thomas Jerome Newton ist ein geheimnisvoller Mann. Wie aus dem Nichts taucht der seltsame Fremde in Kentucky auf und scheint eine Mission zu haben...

Depois de perder a mãe aos 8 anos de idade, Elizabeth Harmon é mandada para o orfanato. Calada e retraída, ela lida com a triste realidade tomando os tranquilizantes que a instituição fornece às crianças para mantê-las dóceis....

Desde su primera publicación en 1983, esta novela se convirtió en un libro de culto para ajedrecistas en particular y amantes de la gran novela americana en general....

Desde su primera publicación en 1983, esta novela se convirtió en un libro de culto para ajedrecistas en particular y amantes de la gran novela americana en general....

Mit acht entdeckt Beth Harmon im Waisenhaus zwei Möglichkeiten, der harten Realität zu entfliehen: die grünen Beruhigungspillen, die den Kindern täglich verabreicht werden. Und Schach. Das Mädchen ist ein Ausnahmetalent und gewinnt Turnier um Turnier, mit 16 spielt sie gegen lauter...