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The Queen's gambit / Walter Tevis.
Orphan Beth Harmon overcomes her fears and shyness by learning to play chess and, over the years, improves her game to become national champion and to play the world grandmasters.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593314654 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 243 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Vintage Contemporaries movie tie-in edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
- Copyright: ©1983
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: 1983. "A Netflix original series"--Cover. |
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| Subject: | Chess > Fiction. Chess > Tournaments > Fiction. Competition (Psychology) > Fiction. Orphans > Fiction. Women chess players > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Psychological fiction. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Tevis | 31681010224624 | FICTION | Checked out | 12/11/2025 |
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Orphan Beth Harmon overcomes her fears and shyness by learning to play chess and, over the years, improves her game to become a national champion and to play the world grandmasters. - Random House, Inc.
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, sheâs 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.
