An instant classic of American sportswriting-the tennis essays of David Foster Wallace, "the best mind of his generation" (A. O. Scott) and "the best tennis-writer of all time" (New York Times)
Gathered for the first time in a deluxe collector's edition, here are David Foster Wallace's legendary writings on tennis, five tour-de-force pieces written with a competitor's insight and a fan's obsessive enthusiasm. Wallace brings his dazzling literary magic to the game he loved as he celebrates the other-worldly genius of Roger Federer; offers a wickedly witty disection of Tracy Austin's memoir; considers the artistry of Michael Joyce, a supremely disciplined athlete on the threshold of fame; resists the crush of commerce at the U.S. Open; and recalls his own career as a "near-great" junior player.
Whiting Award-winning writer John Jeremiah Sullivan provides an introduction.
ISBN |
9781598534801 |
Hoofdtitel |
String Theory |
Ondertitel |
David Foster Wallace on Tennis. A Library of America Special Publication |
Commerciële titel |
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Categorieën |
Sport en spel |
Druk |
1 |
Verschijningsvorm |
Hardback |
Verschijningsdatum |
01-01-2016 |
Uitgever |
Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V. |
Auteur |
Wallace, David Foster |
Imprint |
Library of America |
Taal |
English |
Illustraties |
Nee |
Pagina's |
158 |
Gewicht |
318 gr |
Formaat |
229 x 146 x 19 |