The Queen's Gambit : Now a Major Netflix Drama

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 256 pages

Publisher:Orion Publishing Co

Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN:9781474600842

Published:14 Apr 2016

Classifications:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Readership:General (US: Trade)

Weight:226g

Dimensions:131 x 196 x 19 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

Netflix人气火爆剧集后翼弃兵（又译 女王的棋局）原著小说

《江湖浪子》（THE HUSTLER）的作者沃尔特·特维斯，《后翼弃兵》讲述在冷战时期，孤儿贝丝·哈蒙如何成为国际象棋神童的故事。

八岁的时候，贝丝·哈蒙(Beth Harmon)被送到了孤儿院，她很快发现了两种逃离周围环境的方法，虽然时间很短暂。一个是国际象棋，另一个则是绿色小药丸，这是一种孤儿院给贝丝和其他小孩的用来控制情绪的药。没过多久，她的才华天赋逐渐明显。随着她在美国国际象棋排行榜上的名次不断攀升，贝丝能够为自己打造一种新的生活。但她始终无法完全克服自我毁灭的冲动。

From the author of THE HUSTLER, THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT is a modern classic about a troubled chess prodigy and her battle to survive

'Superb' Time Out

'The Queen's Gambit is 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' Scotsman

When 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.

作者简介

沃尔特·特维斯是美国小说家和短篇小说作家。在肯塔基大学读书时，Tevis在一个台球厅工作，并为一个英语班发表了一篇关于这项运动的报道。后来，他又在小说《江湖浪子》(1959)和《金钱的颜色》(1984)中重温了对台球的热爱，这两部小说都被改编成多部获奖影片，由保罗·纽曼主演。在他的其他作品中，《THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH》(1963)和《MOCKINGBIRD》(1980)被认为是科幻名著。特维斯于1984年去世。

沃尔特·特维斯一生写了6部长篇。死前的四年几乎一年发一部长篇。其中3部改编成了影史上颇有份量的电影，这三部正是《江湖浪子》、《金钱本色》（马丁导演）、《天外来客》。

Walter Tevis was an American novelist and short story writer. Whilst a student at the University of Kentucky, Tevis worked in a pool hall and published a story about the game for an English class. He would later revisit his love for pool in the novels THE HUSTLER (1959) and THE COLOR OF MONEY (1984), both of which would be adapted into multiple award-winning films starring Paul Newman. Among his other works, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1963) and MOCKINGBIRD (1980) are considered masterpieces of science fiction. Tevis died in 1984.