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The Hustler by Walter Tevis - Books - Hachette Australia
Sign in. Watch now. We get interviews with Tevis' widow, daughter and son so as soon as I saw this I thought we were going to be in for a watered-down tribute to the author but that wasn't the case at all. We hear about Tevis' early days, his marriage and of course his writing as well as his battle with alcohol. Fans of Tevis will really enjoy getting to hear all these personal stories from his family and those unfamiliar with his life story, myself included, are going to be in for an even bigger treat.
An aside at this early stage. Which Tevis to read next? He wrote just five novels, three reissued here. A friend cites another, Mockingbird , as a favourite in her home.
Fast Eddie Felson has a reputation as a pool hustler to be feared, but his ambitions go far beyond taking small-town punks for a few bucks here and there. He has the talent to make big money, but he soon learns that it takes more than natural ability to become a real winner. He heads to Chicago to test himself against the legendary Minnesota Fats in more than forty-hours of high-stakes pool.