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The Global Game: Writers on Soccer
John Turnbull
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Description for The Global Game: Writers on Soccer
Paperback. .
Includes "The Empty Pleasure" by 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature Winner Mario Vargas Llosa
The world’s most popular sport, soccer, is also one of the planet’s prevalent cultural expressions, celebrated and debated as an art form, observed with ritual and passion. Thus it has inspired literary efforts of every sort, from every corner of the globe, by women and men. The writings gathered in this volume reflect the universal and infinitely varied ways in which soccer connects with human experience. Poetry and prose from Ted Hughes, Charles Simic, Eduardo Galeano, Günter Grass, Giovanna Pollarolo, Mario Vargas Llosa, and ... Read more
Includes "The Empty Pleasure" by 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature Winner Mario Vargas Llosa
The world’s most popular sport, soccer, is also one of the planet’s prevalent cultural expressions, celebrated and debated as an art form, observed with ritual and passion. Thus it has inspired literary efforts of every sort, from every corner of the globe, by women and men. The writings gathered in this volume reflect the universal and infinitely varied ways in which soccer connects with human experience. Poetry and prose from Ted Hughes, Charles Simic, Eduardo Galeano, Günter Grass, Giovanna Pollarolo, Mario Vargas Llosa, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803210783
SKU
V9780803210783
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About John Turnbull
John Turnbull is a freelance writer on soccer and an editorial consultant. He maintains www.theglobalgame.com, a soccer Web site with an accent on women’s soccer, media, and culture. Translator and author Thom Satterlee is associate professor of English at Taylor University. Alon Raab is a lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Davis, and the ... Read more
Reviews for The Global Game: Writers on Soccer
"As much social commentary as a compendium of soccer tales and soccer reflections, this delightful collection is essential reading for the soccer fan and those interested in soccer and sport generally in a global environment. . . . Bringing a variety of writings together in one volume is a credit to the editors, who provide an excellent introduction for each entry."—Library ... Read more