The queen's gambit
de Walter Tevis Weidenfeld, 2020, 243 p When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing. |
Tevis Walter.
The queen's gambit.
Weidenfeld, 2020, 243 p.
Titre : | The queen's gambit |
Auteurs : | Walter Tevis, Auteur |
Type de document : | texte imprimé |
Editeur : | Weidenfeld, 2020 |
ISBN/ISSN : | 978-1-4746-2257-8 |
Format : | 243 p |
Résumé : | When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing. |
Nature du document : | fiction |
Genre : | roman |
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