NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Engaging and fast-paced, this gripping coming-of-age novel of chess, feminism, and addiction speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four. Now a highly acclaimed, award-winning Netflix series. Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she's competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.
Sobre o autor(a)
Tevis, Walter
WALTER STONE TEVIS foi um romancista e contista americano. Três de seus livros foram adaptados para filmes de sucesso: Desafio à corrupção, A cor do dinheiro e O homem que caiu na Terra. Seus livros foram traduzidos para mais de 18 idiomas. Tevis faleceu em 1984, aos 56 anos. |