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by Walter Tevis (Author)
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Immortalized by Paul Newman in the 1961 film, The Hustler remains one of fiction's greatest characters. With a new introduction by Al Alvarez

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. And when he felt ready, he went to Chicago to look for Minnesota Fats.


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Walter Tevis (1928-1984) was an American novelist and short-story writer. He is best known for his novels The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth which were adapted for film. He wrote three more novels -- Mockingbird, The Steps of the Sun and The Queen's Gambit - and a collection of short stories, Far From Home. He died in 1984.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic novel about winning and losing, May 4 2003
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This review is from: The Hustler (Paperback)
I have a BA in English literature and am an avid pool player, and I enjoyed The Hustler on both levels. Tevis' well written treatment of winning and losing as it happens on the green cloth and in the gray matter is realistic and detailed. The book goes into more detail about the psychology of competition than the movie does and differs from the movie at a few points in the plot. I thought the book was better than the movie, but I recommend them both.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the movie???, Jun 18 2002
By Rick Jennings (Lebanon, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
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Excellent book! After reading I learned so much I had to rewatch the movie because I thouught they left so much out; most of the profound ideas are there but very subtle and lost in the film, which I also adore. Tevis is a wonderful writer and this is one book that you can enjoy and learn from both. Each have much to offer so don't choose one... have the best of both; read the book AND see the movie.
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