Playing Hard: A Life and Death in Games, Sports, and Play - Couverture souple

Unwin, Peter

 
9781770867772: Playing Hard: A Life and Death in Games, Sports, and Play
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1770867775 ISBN 13 : 9781770867772
Editeur : Cormorant Books,Canada, 2025

Synopsis

Playing Hard is a tribute to the power of play in all its forms — a searching personal account of how play, games, and sports sanctify life and give it meaning. In this moving and wide-ranging examination, Peter Unwin reflects on life and relationships through the countless acts of play and the many unexpected places it is found. Through a shared love of games, the author reconnects with his terminally ill father and is exposed to the complexities of his father’s past, of his experience of war and violence, and of a different but equally powerful commitment to the life of play.From Snakes-n-Ladders to shooting pool, to an improbable soccer game in the Sahara, to first memories of playing baseball under catalpa trees — Peter Unwin examines the irresistible urge to have fun, reminding us that to live is to play, and to play hard is to live well.

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À propos de l?auteur

Peter Unwin is the author of ten books, as well as essays, short stories, and poems. He has been thrice shortlisted for the ReLit Award and his short story collection Life Without Death was shortlisted for the 2014 Trillium Book Award. His articles, essays, and poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines. Peter recently completed a PhD in the Humanities at York University.

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Éditeur
Cormorant Books,Canada
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1770867775
ISBN 13 
9781770867772
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
198
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