Playing in Time Essays, Profiles, and Other True Stories
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ePUB
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Nein
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Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
22.12.2022
Verlag
The University of Chicago PressSeitenzahl
284 (Printausgabe)
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1571 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780226729114
"Full of sharp dialogue, true to the ideals of craft and adventure, this essay collection reads like a great road novel." -Elif Batuman, New York Times-bestselling author
From jazz fantasy camp to running a movie studio; from a fight between an old guy and a fat guy to a fear of clowns-Carlo Rotella's Playing in Time delivers good stories full of vivid characters, all told with the unique voice and humor that have garnered Rotella many devoted readers in the New York Times Magazine, Boston Globe,and Washington Post Magazine, among others. The two dozen essays in Playing in Time, some of which have never before been published, revolve around the themes and obsessions that have characterized Rotella's writing from the start: boxing, music, writers, and cities.
Rotella is best known for his writings on boxing, and his essays here do not disappoint. It's a topic that he turns to for its colorful characters, compelling settings, and formidable life lessons both in and out of the ring.His essays on blues, crime and science fiction writers, and urban spaces are equally and deftly engaging, combining an artist's eye for detail with a scholar's sense of research, whether taking us to visit detective writer George Pelecanos or to dance with the proprietress of the Baby Doll Polka Club next to Midway Airport in Chicago.
Rotella's essays are always smart, frequently funny, and consistently surprising. This collection will be welcomed by his many fans and will bring his inimitable style and approach to an even wider audience.
"Carlo Rotella is one of the most important non-fiction writers working in America today." -Robert Anasi, author of The Last Bohemia
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