Paper Lion
George Plimpton
9780941372077
ISBN 13: 9780941372077
Publisher: Holtzman Pr
Publication Date: 1981
Binding: Hardcover
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"Finally, George Plimpton's Paper Lion joins a growing body of first-rate writing about sports; one thinks frequently of Norman Mailer on the fights, Updike, and Mark Harris--but even then I have a reservation. Much as I enjoyed Plimpton's book, I can't help feeling guilty, like having been to a movie on a fine summer's afternoon. An earlier generation of American writers had to test themselves not against Bart Starr and Archie Moore, but the Spanish Civil War and the Moscow trials. In Europe, Isaac Babel, looking for a change, rode with the Red Cavalry. George Orwell went to Wigan Pier and ten Catalonia. Koestler came out of Spain with his Spanish Testament. This is not meant to be an attack on Plimpton, but on all of us, Plimpton's generation and mine. One day, I fear, we will be put down as a trivial, peripheral bunch. Crazy about bad old movies, nostalgic for comic books. Our Gods don't fail. At worst, they grow infirm. They suffer pinched nerves, like Paul Hornung, or arthritic arms, like Sandy Koufax."
Mordecai Richler, New York Review of Books, 2/23/1967
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Book Description: Holtzman, Evanston, IL. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. 1st Edition Thus. A handsome, limited edition reprint of this sports classic, with red leatherette spine, blue leatherette boards, and gilt trim and gilt top edge. No dust jacket as issued. Part of Holtzman's Sports Classics series, this copy has lightly bumped spine tail, else is without flaws, and SIGNED on the front free endpaper by recently deceased author George Plimpton. Signed by Author. Bookseller Inventory # 0014032 [Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question] |
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Book Description: Holtzman Press, Inc. Hardback. No dustjacket as issued. Very Good to near fine condition, with minor edgewear. Tight, sound, unmarked copy, except for author's signature on inside front endpaper. Limited edition reprint by arrangement of author and Harper & Row, Publishers. Bookseller Inventory # 149236 [Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question] |
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Book Description: Holtzman Pr, 1981. UNKNOWN. Hardcover. Small tears in dust jacket. Minimal wear to cover. Some pages show wear. Bookseller Inventory # 7105474BL288tol [Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question] |
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Book Description: Holtzman Pr, 1981. UNKNOWN. Hardcover. Binding is loose. Dust jacket is missing. Minimal wear to cover. Writing on edge of pages. Writing on inside of cover. First edition. Bookseller Inventory # 6760717N189tol [Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question] |
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