Walter Tevis
The Color of Money
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Adapted for the screen by Martin Scorsese, this sequel to The Hustler sees former champion Fast Eddie Felson return to the thrilling world of competitive pool.Twenty years have passed since Fast Eddie Felson conquered the underground pool circuit. During that time he married and ran his own pool hall, but having left that all behind he's now badly in need of money, and pool is all he knows. On the beautiful aquamarine waters of the Florida Keys, he ropes his former rival Minnesota Fats into a series of exhibition matches in the hopes of picking up a cable TV deal. But playing the old master, a terrible feeling nags at him that he's sat on his…
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Adapted for the screen by Martin Scorsese, this sequel to The Hustler sees former champion Fast Eddie Felson return to the thrilling world of competitive pool.Twenty years have passed since Fast Eddie Felson conquered the underground pool circuit. During that time he married and ran his own pool hall, but having left that all behind he's now badly in need of money, and pool is all he knows. On the beautiful aquamarine waters of the Florida Keys, he ropes his former rival Minnesota Fats into a series of exhibition matches in the hopes of picking up a cable TV deal. But playing the old master, a terrible feeling nags at him that he's sat on his talent and that the best part of him is now gone. And when he vows to get back in the game-seriously, this time-he finds a challenging road ahead, and the only thing standing in his way is himself.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-593-46749-7
- EAN: 9780593467497
- Produktnummer: 37193976
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
Über den Autor
WALTER TEVIS is the author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Mockingbird, The Steps of the Sun, The Queen’s Gambit, The Color of Money, and the short story collection Far from Home. The Man Who Fell to Earth was the basis for a major motion picture starring David Bowie. The Hustler and The Color of Money were also adapted for film, The Queen’s Gambit was the basis of the Emmy Award–winning Netflix series and The Man Who Fell to Earth is the basis of the Showtime series. Tevis died in 1984.
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