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Walter Tevis
AuthorBooks · Second hand1928-1984
Walter Stone Tevis Jr. was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. A fourth, The Queen’s Gambit, was adapted into a miniseries with the same title and shown on Netflix in 2020. His books have been translated into at least 18 languages.
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About Walter Tevis
Birth
1928
Death
1984
First book
1955
Years writing
71
Walter Stone Tevis Jr. was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. A fourth, The Queen’s Gambit, was adapted into a miniseries with the same title and shown on Netflix in 2020. His books have been translated into at least 18 languages.
Walter Tevis was born in San Francisco in 1928 and became a prominent figure in American literature.
His most iconic work, The Man Who Fell to Earth, remains a cornerstone of science fiction.
Beyond his prolific career as a novelist, he dedicated much of his life to university teaching.
Throughout his career, he wrote a total of 42 works exploring various genres of fiction.
His literary legacy spans from speculative science fiction to general narrative.
