An Accidental Sportswriter: A Memoir

图书标准信息

• 作者 Robert Lipsyte 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2012-04
• ISBN 9780061769146
• 定价 130.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Growingup,RobertLipsytewasthesmart-aleckfatkid,?thebullymagnetwhowenttothelibraryinsteadoftheballpark.Astheperpetualoutsider,evenintoadulthood,hisalienationfromJockCulturemadehimararityinthepressbox:thesportswriterwhowasn'tasportsfan.ThisfeelingofothernesshascoloredLipsyte'ssportswritingfor?fiftyyears,muchofitspentasacolumnistfortheNewYorkTimes.

Hedidn'tfollowparticularathletesorteams;hewasn'tawedbytheaccessaffordedbyhispresspassorhisfamiliaritywiththeplayersinthelockerroom.Theexperienceandinsightearnedoverahalf-century?infuseAnAccidentalSportswriter.Goingbeyondtheusualmemoir,Lipsytehaswritten"amemoryloop,acircularsearchforlostorforgottenpiecesinthepuzzleofalife."I

ntellinghisownstory,LipsytegrappleswithAmericansportsandsociety——fromMickeyMantletoBillSimmons—arguingthatJockCulturehasseepedintoourbusiness,politics,andfamilylife,andits?definitionshavebecomethestandardtomeasurevalue.FullofwisdomandanunderstandingofAmericansportsthatcontextualizesratherthancelebratesathletes,AnAccidentalSportswriteristhecrowningachievementofarichcareerandabookthatwillspeaktousforyearstocome.

【作者简介】

RobertLipsytewasanaward-winningsportswriterfortheNewYorkTimesandtheEmmy-winninghostofthenightlypublicaffairsshowTheEleventhHour.HeistheauthoroftwelveacclaimednovelsforyoungadultsandistherecipientoftheMargaretA.EdwardsAwardhonoringhislifetimecontributioninthatgenre.HelivesinManhattanandonShelterIsland,NewYork,withhiswife,Lois,andhisdog,Milo.