Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion - Hardcover

Angell, Roger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671227432 ISBN 13: 9780671227432

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1977

Synopsis

Focuses on the last five years of baseball history, a tumultuous era which has seen frenzied pennant races and stirring play-offs as well as the continuing struggle of the owners to retain their dominance over the players and the deadening influence of the television industry

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Review:

“A book for people who miss good writing, who miss clarity, lucidity, style and passion. It’s a book for all seasons.”―New York Times Book Review (New York Times Book Review)

“No one writes better about baseball.”―Boston Globe (Boston Globe)

“Roger Angell is our best writer on baseball.”―Newswee (Newsweek)

“Angell’s passion for baseball is enough to convert the heathen.”―Time (Time)

“Roger Angell is a stunning writer.... A writer who can translate the nuances of the game with perfect clarity.”―Tim McCarver, Wall Street Journal (Tim McCarver Wall Street Journal)

"Fans know that Angell, fiction editor for The New Yorker, is one of the heavy hitters of baseball writing. Dating back to 1977 and 1972, respectively, these are two of his finest collections. Essential for public and academic libraries."―Library Journal (Library Journal)

"Angell is best known for 'The Summer Game,' in which he revolutionized baseball writing by bringing an essayist's eye to the ballpark. This collection, though, is even better, tracking the sport through the mid-1970s and opening with one of Angell's signature efforts―an evocative meditation on the ball itself."―Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles Times)

About the Author:

Roger Angell is a writer and fiction editor with the New Yorker. His works include The Summer Game (available in a Bison Books edition), Late Innings, and Game Time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0671227432
• ISBN 13: 9780671227432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1