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El Beisbol. The Pleasures and Passions of the Latin American Game.
John Krich
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Description for El Beisbol. The Pleasures and Passions of the Latin American Game.
Paperback. A quirky, wry, and often hilarious odyssey through the baseball fields of Latin America-both sports book and travelogue, political reportage and meditation on New World identity. "El Beisbol sparkles with keen observation and irreverent humor."-Washington Post Book World Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: G; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
A quirky, wry, and often hilarious odyssey through the baseball fields of Latin America—both sports book and travelogue, political reportage and meditation on New World identity. With wit and style, John Krich evokes a world where barefoot kids perfect their swings with stalks of sugar cane, midget mascots dance the merengue atop dugouts, and wily scouts compete with dictators for the souls of promising shortstops. "El Beisbol sparkles with keen observation and irreverent humor."—Washington Post Book World
A quirky, wry, and often hilarious odyssey through the baseball fields of Latin America—both sports book and travelogue, political reportage and meditation on New World identity. With wit and style, John Krich evokes a world where barefoot kids perfect their swings with stalks of sugar cane, midget mascots dance the merengue atop dugouts, and wily scouts compete with dictators for the souls of promising shortstops. "El Beisbol sparkles with keen observation and irreverent humor."—Washington Post Book World
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Language
Spanish
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566634199
SKU
V9781566634199
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About John Krich
John Krich was born in New York City and lived in San Francisco unti a recent move to Hong Kong, where he is a feature writer and food columnist for the Asian Wall Street Journal. His first novel, an imaginary autobiography of Fidel Castro, A Totally Free Man, shared the 1982 PEN/Ernest Hemingway Award. His other books include Music in ... Read more
Reviews for El Beisbol. The Pleasures and Passions of the Latin American Game.
Krich has the ability to dance, without betrayal, between myth and history, poetry and politics.
Richard Grossinger, editor, The Temple of Baseball
National Public Radio
A book about truth and illusion...delightful...magic.
Bill Littlefield
National Public Radio
Who would believe that Krich could tell the story of our failed foreign policies in Latin America through ... Read more
Richard Grossinger, editor, The Temple of Baseball
National Public Radio
A book about truth and illusion...delightful...magic.
Bill Littlefield
National Public Radio
Who would believe that Krich could tell the story of our failed foreign policies in Latin America through ... Read more