The Hustler
From the author of The Queen's Gambit – now a major Netflix drama
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Published:12th Nov '15
£8.99
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The inspiration for the legendary Paul Newman film, THE HUSTLER is a hardboiled tale of a beautiful talent for life in smoky poolrooms.
A classic hardboiled tale of a beautiful talent for life in smoky poolrooms
'A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance' TIME OUT
'This book sees the poetry of the pool game ... Fast Eddie's ascent up the ladder from pool shark to full-time hustler is the story of the will to power, told in cool fifties style' GUARDIAN
Fast Eddie Felson has a reputation as a pool hustler to be feared, but his ambitions go far beyond taking small-town punks for a few bucks here and there. He has the talent to make big money, but he soon learns that it takes more than natural ability to become a real winner. He heads to Chicago to test himself against the legendary Minnesota Fats in more than forty-hours of high-stakes pool. Can he find the will to overcome his failings and fulfil his potential as the best there is?
This book sees the poetry of the pool game . . . Fast Eddie's ascent up the ladder from pool shark to full-time hustler is the story of the will to power, told in cool fifties style * GUARDIAN *
If Hemingway had the passion for pool that he had for bullfighting, his hero might have been Eddie Felson * TIME *
A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance * TIME OUT *
A fine, swift, wanton, offbeat novel * THE NEW YORK TIMES *
Tevis writes a stark, cut-down prose that admirably suits his tale of people who live on the edge of desperation in fifties Chicago * IRISH TIMES *
ISBN: 9781474600804
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 18mm
Weight: 199g
224 pages