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The Natural
Professor Bernard Malamud
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Description for The Natural
Paperback. Roy Hobbs has an immense natural gift for playing baseball. He could become one of the great ones of the game, a player unmatched in his time - a hero. But his first hard-won big chance ends violently, at the hands of a crazy girl, and then it is years before he gets another shot. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
This is a book about heroism - of sorts. Roy Hobbs has an immense natural gift for playing baseball. He could become one of the great ones of the game, a player unmatched in his time - a hero. But his first hard-won big chance ends violently, at the hands of a crazy girl, and then it is years before he gets another shot. At last, in a few short seasons, or never, he must achieve the towering reputation that he feels is his right.
This is a book about heroism - of sorts. Roy Hobbs has an immense natural gift for playing baseball. He could become one of the great ones of the game, a player unmatched in his time - a hero. But his first hard-won big chance ends violently, at the hands of a crazy girl, and then it is years before he gets another shot. At last, in a few short seasons, or never, he must achieve the towering reputation that he feels is his right.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099437024
SKU
V9780099437024
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-41
About Professor Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud, one of America's most important novelists and short-story writers, was born in Brooklyn in 1914. He took his B.A. degree at the City College of New York and his M.A. at Colombia University. From 1940 to 1949 he taught in various New York schools, and then joined the staff of Oregon State University, where he stayed until 1961. ... Read more
Reviews for The Natural
A rich original of the first rank
Saul Bellow One of the best writers in the English language... His work embeds itself into one's consciousness and refuses to be dislodged
Sunday Times
The Natural by Bernard Malamud shows the agony, destruction and pathos that come often with great sports talent
Sid Waddell, sports commentator
Independent ... Read more
Saul Bellow One of the best writers in the English language... His work embeds itself into one's consciousness and refuses to be dislodged
Sunday Times
The Natural by Bernard Malamud shows the agony, destruction and pathos that come often with great sports talent
Sid Waddell, sports commentator
Independent ... Read more