| The Essential W. P. Kinsella Contributor(s): Kinsella, W. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1616961872 ISBN-13: 9781616961879 Publisher: Tachyon Publications OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Sports |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This career retrospective celebrates the 80th birthday of baseball's greatest scribe, W. P. Kinsella (Shoeless Joe), as well as the 25th anniversary of Field of Dreams, the film that he inspired. In addition to his classic baseball tales, W. P. Kinsella is also a critically-acclaimed short fiction writer. His satiric wit has been celebrated with numerous honors, including the Order of British Columbia. Here are his notorious First Nation narratives of indigenous Canadians, and a literary homage to J. D. Salinger. Alongside the real story of the 1951 Giants and the afterlife of Roberto Clemente, are the legends of a pirated radio station and a hockey game rigged by tribal magic. Eclectic, dark, and comedic by turns, The Essential W. P. Kinsella is a living tribute to an extraordinary raconteur. |