Tennis Shorts |
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| Editor:
| Sexton, Adam |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8065-2439-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2005 |
| Publisher: | Kensington Publishing Corporation
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| Imprint: | Citadel Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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To judge by the number of great writers who have,adopted tennis as their subject, this sport would,seem to be the most storylike sport of all. This,collection of short stories and excerpts from,novels and screenplays brings together some of the,best and most evocative writing on tennis. Also,included are a few sparkling sketches by rising,stars of the literary scene. Many of these stories,dramatise issues of class, status and race and,include work from Martin Amis, Margaret...
More DescriptionTo judge by the number of great writers who have,adopted tennis as their subject, this sport would,seem to be the most storylike sport of all. This,collection of short stories and excerpts from,novels and screenplays brings together some of the,best and most evocative writing on tennis. Also,included are a few sparkling sketches by rising,stars of the literary scene. Many of these stories,dramatise issues of class, status and race and,include work from Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood,Vladimir Nobokov and John Updike.