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.
String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis
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Author: Wallace, David Foster
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 884639127570
Details:
Author: Wallace, David Foster
Brand: Library of America
Color: Green
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 158
Release Date: 10-05-2016
Part Number: 44005905
EAN: 9781598534801
Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
Languages: English
