Sizzling Chops and Devilish Spins: Ping-pong and the Art of Staying Alive - Couverture souple

Charyn, Jerome

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0285636375 ISBN 13 : 9780285636378

Editeur : Souvenir Press Ltd, 2002

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Jerome Charyn introduces us in this magical and quirky memoir to the fine art of Ping Pong, a sport and a state of mind. Henry Miller immortalized the game and transformed it into a spiritual exercise: "No other sport can engage in the same way, it allows you to dream, it is like being in a trance state". Jerome Charyn gives gives it the touch of the human and turns it into the metaphor of life. Ping Pong has never been the sport of the rich and famous, but its fascination and glory reaches every corner of the world, played by over 250 million people; here is the sound of the ball, the echo of the racquet, the players and the clubs, and smoky basement holes frequented by anybody and everybody.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Jerome Charyn is the author of the Isaac Babel series of crime novels, celebrated memoirs of growing up in New York and is Professor of Cinema Studies at the American University of Paris.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0285636375
• ISBN 13: 9780285636378
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 158