Michael Shou-Yung Shum

Queen of Spades

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on the author¿s experience working as a poker dealer, Queen of Spades is a modern re-telling of the classic Pushkin fable of the same name, a highly stylized tale set in a Seattle-area casino that combines elements of a Hong Kong gambling movie with literary language and a lively cast of unforgettable characters. The three main narrative threads follow Barbara, a recovering gambler trapped in a cultish twelve-step program; Mannheim, a pit boss at the Royal Casino who discovers he has just six months to live; and Chan, a dealer obsessed with the playing style of a mysterious customer known as the Countess. Queen of Spades invites readers into the murky realm of taking chances not just as a recreational activity but as a way of life. The beauty and complexity of the novel lies in its unique portmanteau structure, its page-turning plot, and its insider view into the late-night card-dealer¿s world, where everyone yearns for more than what they have, and where luck plays a curious, fidgety role that may¿given the right card at the right moment¿change everything, for better or worse.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Forest Avenue Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781942436317
• ISBN-10: 1942436319
• Artikelnr.: 47130763

Autorenporträt

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Michael Shou-Yung Shum eventually found himself dealing poker in a small casino in Lake Stevens, Washington. Two doctorates bookend this strange turn of events: the first in Psychology from Northwestern, and the second in English from the University of Tennessee. Along the way, Michael spent a dozen years in Chicago, touring the country as a rave DJ. He currently resides in Queens, New York, with Jaclyn Watterson and three cats. Queen of Spades is his first novel.