The Surf Guru

Dorst, Doug

ISBN 10: 1594487618 / ISBN 13: 9781594487613

Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 2010

About this Item

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Surf Guru
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594487618
• ISBN 13: 9781594487613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

A volume of stories by the PEN/Hemingway Award runner-up author of Alive in Necropolis features such protagonists as an aging surfing champion who meditates on the sport's new generation, an acerbic botanist who draws uproarious biographical sketches and two drifters who share misadventures from their dilapidated car.

About the Author

Doug Dorst is the author of three books, most recently the novel S, which he co-authored with J. J. Abrams. He is the author of the novel Alive in Necropolis, which was honored as San Francisco’s 2009 One City One Book selection and as a runner-up for the 2009 PEN/Hemingway, Shirley Jackson, and IAFA/Crawford Awards, and a short story collection, The Surf Guru. His stories have appeared in McSweeney’s, Ploughshares, ZYZZYVA, and other journals. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a three-time Jeopardy! champion, Dorst lives in Austin and teaches writing at Texas State University in San Marcos.