--- product_id: 993834 title: "The Hustler" price: "€ 4.81" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/993834-the-hustler store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # 4.4/5 from 1,511 readers Top 100 in Billiards & Pool Classic cult novel The Hustler **Price:** € 4.81 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🎱 Own the story behind the legend—don’t just watch the hustle, live it! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Hustler - **How much does it cost?** € 4.81 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/993834-the-hustler) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Cult Classic Status:** Ranked #90 in Billiards & Pool books—perfect for enthusiasts. - • **Authentic Character Depth:** Eddie’s fully developed persona offers a richer narrative than the movie. - • **Dive into the Original Hustle:** Experience the raw, unfiltered story behind the iconic film. - • **Smooth, Seamless Storytelling:** A masterful tale with no wasted words, ideal for discerning readers. - • **Collector’s Gem in Good Condition:** Used but well-preserved—own a piece of literary and cinematic history. ## Overview The Hustler by Walter Tevis is a used book in good condition, offering the original novel that inspired the classic film. With a strong 4.4-star rating from over 1,500 readers and a top 100 rank in Billiards & Pool books, it delivers a deeper, more nuanced story of Eddie’s character and the world of pool hustling. A must-have for fans and collectors alike. ## Description The Hustler [Tevis, Walter] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Hustler Review: The book behind a near pefect movie. - The Hustler is one of those "near perfect movies" that is so focused on the charaters that it becomes irresistable. The Hustler film adaptation gets very close to perfect. Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott,Piper Laurie and Murray Hamilton,the universal character actor seen in everything, fall right out of the pages of the novel. Apparently the producers needed that little bit of extra drama so they had to kill off Susan after she was seduced by Bert the family businessman. Now, after reading the novel, I don't buy it. It's out of character. The Hustler the novel like many a will written work gone to film is far better and more subtle than the film. Eddie's character is fully developed and the story read so smoothly and seamlessly like a tale from an accomplished story teller, not a word wasted. Review: For fans of the movie - For fans of the classic movie, this is an interesting read. The plot is the same as the film, but for a very different ending. It’s not great literature but there are a couple compelling characters and descriptions of pool that players will appreciate. The movie is very much the better of the two. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #3,091,055 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #46 in Billiards & Pool #2,221 in Classic Literature & Fiction #4,898 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,528) | | Dimensions | 5.4 x 0.51 x 8.2 inches | | Edition | Reissue | | ISBN-10 | 1560254734 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1560254737 | | Item Weight | 9.6 ounces | | Language | English | | Part of series | Fast Eddie Felson | | Print length | 224 pages | | Publication date | December 31, 2002 | | Publisher | Thunder's Mouth Press | ## Images ![The Hustler - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/611BF0LLkjL.jpg) ![The Hustler - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OGhcTea7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The book behind a near pefect movie. *by D***O on October 12, 2023* The Hustler is one of those "near perfect movies" that is so focused on the charaters that it becomes irresistable. The Hustler film adaptation gets very close to perfect. Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott,Piper Laurie and Murray Hamilton,the universal character actor seen in everything, fall right out of the pages of the novel. Apparently the producers needed that little bit of extra drama so they had to kill off Susan after she was seduced by Bert the family businessman. Now, after reading the novel, I don't buy it. It's out of character. The Hustler the novel like many a will written work gone to film is far better and more subtle than the film. Eddie's character is fully developed and the story read so smoothly and seamlessly like a tale from an accomplished story teller, not a word wasted. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ For fans of the movie *by M***E on December 27, 2025* For fans of the classic movie, this is an interesting read. The plot is the same as the film, but for a very different ending. It’s not great literature but there are a couple compelling characters and descriptions of pool that players will appreciate. The movie is very much the better of the two. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ No Hustle, A Great Book *by J***Y on February 22, 2018* You probably know the story of “The Hustler” from the 1961 Paul Newman movie of the same name. It’s the tale of small time pool hustler Eddie Felson who wants to move from the small time to the big time by playing the best pool player, Minnesota Fats. He loses to Fats, falls for a woman, gets his thumbs broken, is taught how to win by gambler Bert, and has a rematch with Fats. It’s all there, the pleasure comes in the prose of Tevis’ writing. The prose is sepia tinged as it should be for the world it’s conjuring for the reader. Tevis uses highly descriptive language, he‘s painting the words on thickly. I recently read Tevis’ “ The Man Who Fell to Earth ” which was written only about five years after “The Hustler” and he doesn’t use the thickly descriptive adjectives as he does in “Hustler.” It’s obviously a choice Tevis made in the writing. The conclusion of “The Hustler” is a little more straightforward than the movie, and leaves you a bit more in limbo, because that’s where Tevis’ leaves Eddie, in limbo with Sarah. Are they made for each other? Are they both locked into their “contract of depravity” and they can only be with each other? After the second match with Minnesota Fats has Bert sunk his claws far enough into Eddie to keep him hustling for him? “Walter Tevis’ “The Hustler” was an instant classic. It received critical acclaim at it’s publication and of course being made into a movie. Tevis’ may have been a bit out of step with his contemporaries in incorporating a more traditional writing style than Jack Kerouac or The Beats but Tevis’ style holds up after almost sixty years and still reads as freshly as the day it was written. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/993834-the-hustler](https://www.desertcart.be/products/993834-the-hustler) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-28*