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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.

"A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance."-Time Out
When it was first published in 1959, The Hustler was the first--and the best--novel written about billiards in the 400-year history of the game. The book... Read Full Overview

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.

This is the 1959 book "The Hustler" by Walter Tevis, that was made into a movie "The Hustler", a 1961 movie staring Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats and Paul Newman as "Fast Eddie Felson". In the movie, they are competing in a high stakes gambling game for money to determine... Read Full Overview

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.

When it was first published in 1959, The Hustler was the firstand the bestnovel written about billiards in the 400-year history of the game. The book quickly won a respected readership and later an audience for the movie with the same name starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason... Read Full Overview