Bet Harmon is a child chess prodigy from Kentucky whose talent leads her up through the ranks to international levels. But as she wrestles in the rareified atmosphere of international chess tournaments can she to overcome a background of orphanages, alcoholism and brutal relationships or will it betray her at the crucial moment?
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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 * Beth Harmon is an unforgettable creation-and The Queen's Gambit is Walter Tevis's most consummate and heartbreaking work -- Jonathan Lethem 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 a great storyteller, and The Queen's Gambit is simply a fascinating, immensely entertaining book -- Michael Schaub * bookslut.com *
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Bedford Square Publishers
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Höhe: 178 mm
Breite: 111 mm
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978-1-874061-14-4 (9781874061144)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Walter S. Tevis, born in 1928 was the author of many works including The Hustler, which was made into a film starring Paul Newman and The Man Who Fell to Earth, which was also filmed, starring David Bowie.
