Overview
Fred Waitzkin became smitten with chess during the historic Fischer-Spassky championship in 1972. When Fischer disappeared from public view, Waitzkin's interest waned--until his own son, Josh, emerged as a chess prodigy. Searching for Bobby Fischer is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son, from the moment six-year-old Josh first sits down at a chessboard until he competes for the national championship. Drawn into the insular, international network of chess, they must also navigate the difficult waters of their own relationship. All the while, Waitzkin searches for the elusive Bobby Fischer, whose myth still dominates the chess world and profoundly affects Waitzkin's dreams for his son.
Full Product Details
Author: Fred Waitzkin ,
Lloyd James
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Library Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 16.90cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 16.80cm
Weight: 0.286kg
ISBN: 9780786197538
ISBN 10: 0786197536
Publication Date: 01 April 2001
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
Searching for Bobby Fischer receives Lloyd James' winning narrative style as it tells of Fred and his son, a chess champion at age six. International chess matches serve as a backdrop for their developing relationship. -- Reviewer's Bookwatch A touching story of a father and son...You don't have to know the game to enjoy every page. -- Cleveland Amory The story, which includes insights into chess and psychology, remains fresh and will hold listeners' interest, regardless of whether they care about the game. James' first-person narrative is compelling. -- Booklist Superb...narrator Lloyd James...so fully inhabits the first-person narrative that he turns the book into a disturbing and fascinating character study. -- AudioFile
Author Information
Fred Waitzkin was born in Massachusetts in 1943 and graduated from Kenyon College. He has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Motorboating and Sailing. He lives in New York City and Martha's Vineyard and fishes regularly in the Bahamas. OR Fred Waitzkin is the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer and Mortal Games. He has written for Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Motorboating and Sailing. He lives in New York City and Martha's Vineyard and fishes regularly in the Bahamas. Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been narrating since 1996 and has recorded over six hundred audiobooks. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His critically acclaimed performances include Elvis in the Morning by William F. Buckley Jr. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others.
