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String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication
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.
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Publisher : The Library of America (10 May 2016)
Language : English
Hardcover : 150 pages
ISBN-10 : 1598534807
ISBN-13 : 978-1598534801
Item Weight : 364 g
Dimensions : 14.5 x 1.6 x 22.94 cm
Best Sellers Rank: #37,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#12 in Tennis (Books)
#1,703 in Biographies & Autobiographies (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.6
322 ratings
Publisher : The Library of America (10 May 2016)
Language : English
Hardcover : 150 pages
ISBN-10 : 1598534807
ISBN-13 : 978-1598534801
Item Weight : 364 g
Dimensions : 14.5 x 1.6 x 22.94 cm
Best Sellers Rank: #37,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#12 in Tennis (Books)
#1,703 in Biographies & Autobiographies (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.6
322 ratings
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