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An instant classic of American sportswritingthe 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 collectors edition, here are David Foster Wallaces legendary writings on tennis, five tour-de-force pieces written with a competitors insight and a fans 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 Austins 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.
Author: David Foster Wallace
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Library of America
Published: 05/10/2016
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.60w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781598534801
Language: English
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