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''A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance'' TIME OUT

''This book sees the poetry of the pool game . . . Fast Eddie''s ascent up the ladder from pool shark to full-time hustler is the story of the will to power, told in cool fifties style'' GUARDIAN

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 and heads to Chicago to test himself against the legendary Minnesota Fats in more than forty hours of high-stakes pool. Can he find the will to overcome his failings and fulfil his potential as the best there is?

A classic of American fiction and the inspiration for the legendary Paul Newman film, THE HUSTLER is a hardboiled tale of one man with a talent for life in smoky poolroo

The Hustler

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    A Paperback by Walter Tevis

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/13/2025
      ISBN13: 9781399601474, 978-1399601474
      ISBN10: 1399601474

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance'' TIME OUT

      ''This book sees the poetry of the pool game . . . Fast Eddie''s ascent up the ladder from pool shark to full-time hustler is the story of the will to power, told in cool fifties style'' GUARDIAN

      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 and heads to Chicago to test himself against the legendary Minnesota Fats in more than forty hours of high-stakes pool. Can he find the will to overcome his failings and fulfil his potential as the best there is?

      A classic of American fiction and the inspiration for the legendary Paul Newman film, THE HUSTLER is a hardboiled tale of one man with a talent for life in smoky poolroo

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