Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport - Softcover

Krien, Anna

3.88

1,473 ratings by Goodreads

9781459668898: Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1459668898 ISBN 13: 9781459668898

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2013

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The Pies beat the Saints and the city of Melbourne was still cloaked in black and white crepe paper when the rumour of a pack rape by celebrating footballers began to surface. By morning, the head of the sexual crimes squad confirmed to journalists that they were preparing to question two Collingwood players ... And so, as police were confiscating bed sheets from a townhouse in Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, the trial by media began. In the tradition of Helen Garner's The First Stone comes another closely observed, controversial book about sex, con - sent and power. At the centre of it is Anna Krien's account of the rape trial of a footballer. Krien offers a balanced and fearless look at the dark side of footy culture - the world of Sam Newman, Ricky Nixon, Matty Johns, the Cronulla Sharks and more. What does a young footballer do to cut loose? At night, some play what they think of as pranks, or games. Night games involving women. These games sometimes involve consensual sex, but sometimes they don't, and sometimes they fall into a grey area. Both a courtroom drama and a riveting piece of first - person narrative journalism, this is a breakthrough book from one of the young leading lights of Australian writing.

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Review:

"This is powerful, important writing, and Krien shows her workings throughout" (Tim Lewis Observer)

"Haunting ... arresting... devastating. A challenging, necessary assault on misogynistic "jock culture". Its arrival in Britain could hardly be more appositely timed in light of the Ched Evans case" (The Times)

"Jaw-dropping ... illuminating. Krien shines a light inside the locker room and beyond." (Sport Magazine)

"It is a challenging, sometimes jarring but necessary assault on misogynistic “jock culture”" (Matt Dickinson The Times)

"Extraordinary and necessary... Though it’s an Australian story, it’s relevant to all countries with testosterone-fuelled professional team sports that apparently encourage a sense of sexual entitlement" (Chris Maume Independent)

"Krien finds no neat answers in Night Games, only grey areas, but it is the wisdom and balance of her writing that capitvates" (Simon Briggs Daily Telegraph)

"Sobering and necessary" (Ben East Metro)

"For every superstar, club CEO, boundary rider, bar-propper and park footballer, it should be mandatory reading." (Sunday Age)

"[Krien] writes honestly and brilliantly. Night Games is a book that was begging to be written. Readers should exult that Krien got there first." (Big Issue)

"One of the most incredible works of investigative non-fiction that I have ever read. Krien is nuanced and fiercely intelligent and every paragraph is addictive." (Readings Monthly)

Book Description:

*Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014*

Sex, celebrity, and power come together in a critically lauded, true-life courtroom drama centring on a rape case in the world of top-level sport.

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