The Hustler

The Hustler

• Used Book in Good Condition

<div id="iframeContent" dir="auto"><div><div><b>"A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance."-<i>Time Out</i></b></div></div><div><br></div><div>When it was first published in 1959, <i>The Hustler </i>was the first--and the best--novel written about billiards in the 400-year history of the game. The book quickly won a respected readership and later an audience for the movie with the same name starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. <i>The Hustler</i> is about the victories and losses of one "Fast" Eddie Felson, a poolroom hustler who travels from town to town conning strangers into thinking they could beat him at the game when in fact, he is a skillful player who has never lost a game. Until he meets his match in Minnesota Fats, the true king of the poolroom, causing his life to change drastically. This is a classic tale of a man's struggle with his soul and his self-esteem. <br></div><div><br></div><div>"If Hemingway had the passion for pool that he had for bullfighting, his hero might have been Eddie Felson."-<i>Time </i><br></div></div>