01595nam a2200241 i 450000500170000000800410001702000380005804000250009608200140012110000330013524500340016826400930020226400110029530000240030633600210033033700250035133800230037652008450039965000220124465000260126665000380129265000230133020221206125653.0221206t20221959-us||||g |||| 00| f eng d  a9780593467503cRM57.50qpaperback  aPPAKbengcPPAKerda04223a813.61 aTevis, Walter S., eauthor. 14aTHE HUSTLER / cWalter Tevis  1aNew York, United States :bVintage Books, A Division of Penguin Random House LLC, c2022 4c©1959  a224 pages ; c20 cm  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aThe 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 halls, at first “Fast” Eddie Felson seems like a sloppy pool player with bright eyes and an extraordinary grin. But when real money is on the line, they see that Eddie is a hustler of the first order. But Eddie’s got ambitions and wants to quit his two-bit hustling for the big time. And when he sets his sights on Minnesota Fats, the best pool player in the country, he knows this match will be a true test of his skill—and he knows he can win. But what Eddie doesn’t know is that the game of pool isn’t all about skill. It’s about guts and stamina, and, above all, character.10aAmerican fiction 20aPool (Game) vFiction20aSwindlers and swindling vFiction20aGamblers vFiction