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Walter Tevis

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Walter Tevis


Born
in San Francisco, The United States
February 28, 1928

Died
August 08, 1984

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Walter Stone Tevis was an American novelist and short story writer. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. The Queen's Gambit has also been adapted in 2020 into a 7-episode mini-series. His books have been translated into at least 18 languages. ...more

Average rating: 4.16 · 153,805 ratings · 18,028 reviews · 47 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Queen's Gambit

4.19 avg rating — 121,736 ratings — published 1983 — 156 editions
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The Man Who Fell to Earth

4.05 avg rating — 14,507 ratings — published 1963 — 131 editions
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Mockingbird

4.16 avg rating — 10,290 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions
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The Hustler (Eddie Felson, #1)

4.11 avg rating — 4,122 ratings — published 1959 — 84 editions
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The Color of Money (Eddie F...

3.91 avg rating — 1,560 ratings — published 1984 — 47 editions
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The Steps of the Sun

3.44 avg rating — 582 ratings — published 1983 — 24 editions
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Far from Home

3.80 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 1981 — 14 editions
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The Big Bounce

3.49 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1958 — 8 editions
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The King Is Dead: Stories

3.90 avg rating — 51 ratings3 editions
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Walter Tevis Sci-Fi Novels:...

3.85 avg rating — 47 ratings3 editions
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“I feel free and strong. If I were not a reader of books I could not feel this way.”
Walter Tevis

“I feel free and strong. If I were not a reader of books I could not feel this way. Whatever may happen to me, thank God that I can read, that I have truly touched the minds of other men.”
Walter Tevis, Mockingbird

“It's an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it; I can dominate it. And it's predictable. So, if I get hurt, I only have myself to blame.”
Walter Tevis, The Queen's Gambit

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