The Queen's Gambit - Now a Major Netflix Drama
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| Verlag | Orion Publishing Group |
| Auflage | 2016 |
| Seiten | 256 |
| Format | 13 x 19,5 x 1,6 cm |
| Gewicht | 241 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Modern Classics |
| ISBN-10 | 1474600840 |
| EAN | 9781474600842 |
| Bestell-Nr | 47460084UA |
A modern classic about a troubled chess prodigy and her battle to survive --- a coming of age story of feminism, chess and addiction
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NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES starring Anya Taylor-Joy from Academy-Award nominee Scott Frank and BAFTA nominee Allan Scott'Superb' Time Out'Mesmerizing' Newsweek'Gripping' Financial Times'Sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years - for the pure pleasure and skill of it' Michael Ondaatje'Don't pick this up if you want a night's sleep' ScotsmanWhen 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.'Few novelists have written about genius - and addiction - as acutely as Walter Tevis' The Telegraph
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Superb Time Out
