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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.
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.
Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
10. Mai 2016
Sprache
englisch
Seitenanzahl
158
Autor/Autorin
David Foster Wallace
Verlag/Hersteller
Produktart
gebunden
Gewicht
327 g
Größe (L/B/H)
226/144/18 mm
ISBN
9781598534801
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This book has nothing to do with physics, but its title will make you look super smart if you re reading it on a train or plane. Bill Gates
David Foster Wallace s Federer essay turned me into an avid tennis fan.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, The New York Times Book Review
A wonderful and inspiring collection for fans of either tennis or eye-popping prose.
Austin American-Statesman
String Theory stands as a monument to Wallace s talent and his dedication to the game.
Doug Perry, The Oregonian/The Spin of the Ball
This collection is a tennis classic that deserves shelf space next to John McPhee s Levels of the Game and Brad Gilbert s Winning Ugly. Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News
David Foster Wallace s essays on tennis are a treasure, some of the best writing ever on the sport, and they are all here in the Library of America s this deluxe hardcover collector s edition.
NY Sports Day
Ruminative, digressive, lyrical, funny, sad, sometimes borderline lunatic, these posthumously collected journalistic pieces have all the hallmarks of Wallace s novels. The Washington Post
A remarkable volume. . . . The tennis-obsessive will find Wallace s considerations almost bewilderingly insightful. The Telegraph (UK)
Wallace s grasp of tennis was truly prodigious. . . . He has often been described as the best tennis writer of all time, and these essays don t disabuse that notion. The Guardian (UK)
What makes this collection so valuable for serious tennis fans is the chance to see the most beautiful sport there is through Wallace s eyes. Toure, Town & Country
David Foster Wallace s Federer essay turned me into an avid tennis fan.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, The New York Times Book Review
A wonderful and inspiring collection for fans of either tennis or eye-popping prose.
Austin American-Statesman
String Theory stands as a monument to Wallace s talent and his dedication to the game.
Doug Perry, The Oregonian/The Spin of the Ball
This collection is a tennis classic that deserves shelf space next to John McPhee s Levels of the Game and Brad Gilbert s Winning Ugly. Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News
David Foster Wallace s essays on tennis are a treasure, some of the best writing ever on the sport, and they are all here in the Library of America s this deluxe hardcover collector s edition.
NY Sports Day
Ruminative, digressive, lyrical, funny, sad, sometimes borderline lunatic, these posthumously collected journalistic pieces have all the hallmarks of Wallace s novels. The Washington Post
A remarkable volume. . . . The tennis-obsessive will find Wallace s considerations almost bewilderingly insightful. The Telegraph (UK)
Wallace s grasp of tennis was truly prodigious. . . . He has often been described as the best tennis writer of all time, and these essays don t disabuse that notion. The Guardian (UK)
What makes this collection so valuable for serious tennis fans is the chance to see the most beautiful sport there is through Wallace s eyes. Toure, Town & Country