Walter TevisWalter Tevis (1928-1984) taught English literature and creative writing at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, for fourteen years, where he was a distinguished professor. He wrote five novels-Hustler, Mockbird, The Steps of the Sun, The Queen's Gambit, nd The Color of Money-and a collection of short stories, Far from Home. His books have been translated French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, Greek, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian, Israeli, Turkish, Japanese, and Thai. Read More Read Less