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"The Queen's Gambit" er Walter Tevis' gribende moderne klassiker om en ung, forældreløs piges unikke skaktalent og hendes kampe mod en mandsdomineret verden og mod sit selvdestruktive jeg i 1950'ernes USA. Da hun bliver sendt til et
Den otteårige og forældreløse Beth Harmon er en stille pige, der ikke gør et stort væsen af sig. Indtil den dag hun spiller sit første parti skak. Langsomt men sikkert ødelægges Beth, brik for brik, på vejen for at nå til tops i den hårde skakverden. Fil
The remarkable novel upon which the stunning cult film was based. 'Beautiful ... The story of an extraterrestrial visitor from another planet is designed mainly to say something about life on this one' NEW YORK TIMES Thomas Jerome Newton is an ext
Walter Tevis is the acclaimed author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Queen's Gambit. 'A moral tale that has elements of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Superman and Star Wars ' LA TIMES 'A moving examination of peopl
The legendary novel from the bestselling author of The Queen's Gambit about an ambitious pool shark who discovers what it takes to make the big time. The basis for the acclaimed film starring Paul Newman. To the strangers he plays in darkened pool hal
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 establishes Tevis's rightful place as a maestro of the short form, as well. Inc
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT - NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX DRAMA 'IF HEMINGWAY HAD THE PASSION FOR POOL THAT HE HAD FOR BULLFIGHTING, HIS HERO MIGHT HAVE BEEN EDDIE FELSON' TIME The novel that inspired the legendary Paul Newman film, The Hust
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT - NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX DRAMA 'TEVIS WRITES ABOUT POOL WITH POWER AND POETRY AND TENSION' WASHINGTON POST The classic novel adapted for the screen by Martin Scorsese, starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. It
Thomas Jerome Newton is an extraterrestrial from the planet Anthea, which has been devastated by a series of nuclear wars, and whose inhabitants are twice as intelligent as human beings. When he lands on Earth - in Kentucky, disguised as a human - it'
"The Queen's Gambit" af Walter Tevis er en moderne klassiker om et ungt skakgenis kamp for at overleve sit indre mørke. Otteårige Beth Harmon er en stille, ubemærket og mut pige, som på sit børnehjem udvikler en unik evne til at spille skak.
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
"Dronninggambit" er Walter Tevis' medrivende roman bag Netflix' filmatiserede tv-serie om et ungt skakgeni og hendes selvdestruktive vej mod toppen af skakverdenen. I "Dronninggambit" følger vi den unge, stille og forældreløse