Tennis and the Meaning Of Life Pa: A Literary Anthology of the Game (Harvest Book) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156004070 ISBN 13: 9780156004077

Publisher: Mariner, 1996

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 1996 Pages: 420 Publisher: Mariner Books The Only Book of its kind. Tennis and the meaning of Life is a Resplendent collection of the best fiction (and poetry!) Written about this sportobsession The stories are hilarious and sad. whimsical and philosophical - and thoroughly saturated with the art of the game. Everyone who thrills to a good match and delights in good writing will love this dazzling anthology of the best tennis ever played in literature. If any sport is a metaphor for our complicated human existence. tennis is. The cumulative effect of these stories is to see life through tennis. and to see tennis itself portrayed more beautifully than ever before.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The only book of its kind, Tennis and the Meaning of Life is a resplendent collection of the best fiction (and poetry!) written about this extraordinary sport/obsession. The stories are hilarious and sad, whimsical and philosophical, lyrical and profane - and thoroughly saturated with the art of the game. Fathers play against sons. Business partners attempt mutual destruction by tennis. An amateur challenges the local pro. Humbert Humbert rhapsodizes about Lolita's heartbreakingly beautiful game. Tennis is played by telegraph. Tennis saves a life or two. The metaphysics of tennis balls is debated. Lovers cavort in a commingling of tennis and desire.

About the Author:

Jay Jennings is a freelance writer whose journalism, book reviews and humor have appeared in many national magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Oxford American, and Travel & Leisure. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times Book Review and the San Francisco Chronicle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0156004070
• ISBN 13: 9780156004077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Jennings Jay