亚马逊kindle 2021年度阅读榜单第9名的热销书
内容简介 ......
When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing.
作者简介......
沃尔特·特维斯是美国小说家和短篇小说作家。在肯塔基大学读书时，Tevis在一个台球厅工作，并为一个英语班发表了一篇关于这项运动的报道。后来，他又在小说《江湖浪子》(1959)和《金钱的颜色》(1984)中重温了对台球的热爱，这两部小说都被改编成多部获奖影片，由保罗·纽曼主演。在他的其他作品中，《THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH》(1963)和《MOCKINGBIRD》(1980)被认为是科幻名著。特维斯于1984年去世。
沃尔特·特维斯一生写了6部长篇。死前的四年几乎一年发一部长篇。其中3部改编成了影史上颇有份量的电影，这三部正是《江湖浪子》、《金钱本色》（马丁导演）、《天外来客》。
Walter Tevis was an American novelist and short story writer. Whilst a student at the University of Kentucky, Tevis worked in a pool hall and published a story about the game for an English class. He would later revisit his love for pool in the novels THE HUSTLER (1959) and THE COLOR OF MONEY (1984), both of which would be adapted into multiple award-winning films starring Paul Newman. Among his other works, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1963) and MOCKINGBIRD (1980) are considered masterpieces of science fiction. Tevis died in 1984.
