Beyond a Boundary - Softcover

James, C.L.R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091277817 ISBN 13: 9780091277819

Publisher: Hutchinson, 1986

Synopsis

Part memoir of a West Indian boyhood, part celebration of the game of cricket, this self-portrait of a life spent playing, watching and writing about the game, tells us of its psychology and aesthetics, players the author knew, and the issues of class, race and politics surrounding it.

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Review

"'Great claims have been made for [Beyond a Boundary] since its first appearance in 1963: that it is the greatest sports book ever written; that it brings the outsider a privileged insight into West Indian culture; that it is a severe examination of the colonial condition. All are true.'" (Sunday Times)

"'To say "the best cricket book ever written" is piffingly inadequate praise. A mental landscape triangulated by literature, socialism and cricket represents an ideal we should all aspire to, and this ennobling and beautifully written book should be read by anyone with the slightest interest in any one of the above.'" (Guardian)

From the Publisher

One of the greatest of all sports books, now reissued with a new introduction.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091277817
• ISBN 13: 9780091277819
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258