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The Art of Fielding

By Chad Harbach

The Art of Fielding Contemporary literature

The Art of Fielding

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A disastrous error on the field sends five lives into a tailspin in this widely acclaimed tale about love, life, and baseball. "A magical, melancholy story about friendship and coming of age that marks the debut of an immensely talented writer.” —New York Times "Terrific...It's left a little hole in my life the way a really good book will.” —Jonathan Franzen At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended. Henry's fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. College president Guert Affenlight, a longtime bachelor, has fallen unexpectedly and helplessly in love. Owen Dunne, Henry’s gay roommate and teammate, becomes caught up in a dangerous affair. Mike Schwartz, the Harpooners’ team captain and Henry’s best friend, realizes he has guided Henry’s career at the expense of his own. And Pella Affenlight, Guert’s daughter, returns to Westish after escaping an ill-fated marriage, determined to start a new life. As the season counts down to its climactic final game, these five are forced to confront their deepest hopes, anxieties, and secrets. In the process they forge new bonds, and help one another find their true paths. Written with boundless intelligence and filled with the tenderness of youth, The Art of Fielding is an expansive, warmhearted novel about ambition and its limits, about family and friendship and love, and about commitment—to oneself and to others. Named one of 2012’s best books by The New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Bloomberg, The Kansas City Star, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Time Out New York.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
544
Release Date:
2012-05-01
Publication Date:
2012-05-01
Publisher:
Little Brown and Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0316126675
ISBN13:
9780316126670
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
482 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
41 cm
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