Bibliograph

String theory, David Foster Wallace on tennis, text by David Foster Wallace ; introduction by John Jeremiah Sullivan

Type

Label

String theory, David Foster Wallace on tennis, text by David Foster Wallace ; introduction by John Jeremiah Sullivan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

essays

Main title

String theory

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

926062158

Responsibility statement

text by David Foster Wallace ; introduction by John Jeremiah Sullivan

Sub title

David Foster Wallace on tennis

Summary

Gathered for the first time in a deluxe collector's edition, here are David Foster Wallace's legendary writings on tennis, five tour-de-force pieces written with a competitor's insight and a fan's obsessive enthusiasm. Wallace brings his dazzling literary magic to the game he loved as he celebrates the other-worldly genius of Roger Federer; offers a wickedly witty disection of Tracy Austin's memoir; considers the artistry of Michael Joyce, a supremely disciplined athlete on the threshold of fame; resists the crush of commerce at the U.S. Open; and recalls his own career as a "near-great" junior player

Target audience

adult

Classification