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The Queen's Gambit is a 1983 American novel by Walter Tevis, exploring the life of fictional female chess prodigy Beth Harmon. A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, it covers themes of adoption, feminism, chess, drug addiction and alcoholism. The book was adapted for the 2020 Netflix miniseries of the same name .
- Walter S. Tevis
- 243
- 1983
- 1983
Mar 11, 2003 · “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 “Compelling. . . . A magnificent obsession.” --Los Angeles Times “Beth Harmon is an unforgettable creation--and The Queen's Gambit is Walter Tevis's most consummate and heartbreaking work.” --Jonathan Lethem “Gripping reading. . . .
- Walter S. Tevis
- $9.95
- Vintage
Feb 5, 1983 · Walter Tevis. 54 books1,151 followers. Walter Stone Tevis was an American novelist and short story writer. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. The Queen's Gambit has also been adapted in 2020 into a 7-episode mini-series.
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- Paperback
The Queen's Gambit: A Novel. 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 ...
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LitCharts offers a comprehensive analysis of Walter Tevis's novel The Queen’s Gambit, a story of a chess prodigy in the 1960s. Find plot summary, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
Nov 25, 2020 · Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel The Queen’s Gambit is on the New York Times best-seller list, thanks to what Netflix calls its “biggest limited scripted series ever.”. But what will fans of the ...
Dec 23, 2020 · Tevis once pegged himself as “a good American writer of the second rank.”. But Allan Scott, the screenwriter who first optioned “The Queen’s Gambit” in the 1980s, disagrees. Mr. Scott co ...
