The Hustler, Walter Tevis
The Hustler, Walter Tevis
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The Hustler

Author: Walter Tevis

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 6 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/22/2016


Synopsis

To Fast Eddie Felsen, a young pool hustler, there was only one thing that mattered: to make the big time and the big money in the world of pool by beating the best in the country.

Hustling suckers in small towns for good stake money was practice for his goal, and when he felt ready he went to Bennington's pool hall in Chicago to find Minnesota Fats. Eddie and Fats pit nerve against skill in a fantastic match over an unbroken thirty-six hours. Eddie's final painful loss teaches him that nerve alone isn't enough—guts, stamina, and character make the difference between winners and losers.

It takes an interlude with Sarah, an alcoholic and a born loser, to bring the lesson home, and the shrewd advice and backing of Bert, a professional gambler, to put it into practice. Bert knows talent without character is nothing and stakes Eddie to a climactic all-or-nothing rematch. When it is over, Eddie knows a great deal more about big-time pool, about money, and about himself. In beating Fats he became the best in the country.

About Walter Tevis

Walter Tevis (1928-1984) 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. His books have been translated into eighteen languages.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave

I was wavering between 4 and 5 stars for this superb book that was also developed into a superb film featuring Jackie Gleason as Rudolf Walter Wanderone, also known as Minnesota Fats, (a real person), the best pool hustler in the country at the time, at least by reputation, and "Fast" Eddie Felson,......more

این کتاب همان اثری است که فیلم کلاسیک و مشهور «بیلیاردباز» با نقش‌ آفرینی پل نیومن از روی آن ساخته شد. البته عنوان اصلی کتاب (The Hustler) به کسی اطلاق میشود که به عمد تواناییهای خود را در بازی یا رشته‌ای کمتر از آنچه هست نشان دهد، به این امید که حریفان کم‌ تجربه‌ تر را به دام شرط‌ بندی کلان بیندازد......more

Goodreads review by Sam

“Fast” Eddie Felson, a brilliant young pool hustler, travels from California to Chicago to take on the best player in the country: Minnesota Fats. Will the young up and comer beat the old pro? Of course - there’s no story otherwise! And that’s about my only criticism of Walter Tevis’ The Hustler: th......more

Goodreads review by Howard

5 Stars for The Hustler (audiobook) by Walter Tevis read by Joe Barrett. Walter Tevis is a wonderful story teller. There is a reason why so many of his books were made into movies.......more