Synopsis
After 20 years of hibernation, former pool champion "Fast" Eddie Felson is playing exhibition matches with former rival Minnesota Fats in shopping malls for prizes like cable television. With one failed marriage and years of running a pool hall, Eddie is now ready to regain the skills needed to compete in a world of pool that has changed dramatically since he left it behind. The real challenge comes when Eddie realizes that in order to compete successfully, he must hone his skills in the game of nine-ball as opposed to the straight pool that had once won him fame. With a new generation of competitors, fear and doubt and the daily possibility of failure arise, giving Fast Eddie a new challenge to overcome. The Color of Money is the source of the 1986 film starring Paul Newman in the role he had originated in The Hustler.
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About the Author
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.
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"The writing here is taut and evocative. Tevis is unequaled when it comes to creating and sustaining the tension of a high stakes game. Even readers who have never lifted a cue will be captivated."
"A great read, entertainment of a high order...Tevis makes you care about his quirky characters...Walter Tevis wrote like a dream, and he told some wonderful stories."
"Tevis emerges as a writer of considerable range and imagination, capable of bringing an almost mystical sense of wonder to the low-life poolroom scenerios."
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Warner Books, New York, 1984
ISBN 10: 0446323535
ISBN 13: 9780446323536
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Condition: Very Good. New York: Warner Books, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. 12mo; publisher's pictorial card wrappers; [6],294pp. Wraps worn along edges with creasing to corners and spine; curling to corners. Binding sound. Stamp to top edge of text block; pages toned but unmarked; a well-read but still Very Good copy. The continuation of Tevis's 1959 novel The Hustler, this novel published the month of his death, August, 1984 and basis for the 1986 film starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. Seller Inventory # 30685