Through a language of casual statement which does not disguise the seriousness of its intent, this exploration of moral experience is a pithy and competent performance. But in a showdown with Bert, Eddie learns something else: that you can't win them all. Other books Tevis later wrote were adapted into movies including 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' and 'The Color of Money,' which was a sequel to 'The Hustler.' The shows creators consulted chess experts, including former world chess champion and grand master Garry Kasparov. By the time of his return match with Fats, Eddie has achieved a superiority over his opponent: he knows that who wins and who loses is important and that in the clutch, character and not skill is what counts. Broke, he becomes involved with Sarah, a student and a drinker, whom he recognizes as a born loser, and with the calculating Bert, a professional gambler who takes Eddie in hand and teaches him that there is more to the game (of life) than talent. Eddie played Minnesota fats at a thousand a game for forty straight hours and he lost. Eddie felt that he was ready for Chicago and Minnesota Fats - the best pool player in the country whose arena was Chicago's Bennington's where the business was pool and nothing else. Eddie and his mentor, Charlie, had left Oakland for Chicago and their trip had been lucrative although relatively small time. Its setting is the world of big time professional pool players,- hustlers, and its hero is Fast Eddie Felson, 25, a good looking, quietly dressed, pleasant young man with bright eyes, whose appearance is part of the successful ""hustle"" because it's not wholly false.
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