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OverviewShortstops who run with the wolves, painted eggs that reveal deeply disturbing meanings, long-dead Hall of Famers who miraculously return to the game, an Iowa minor-league town with a secret conspiracy: these are the elements from which W. P. Kinsella weaves nine fabulous stories about the magical world of baseball. From the dugouts, clubhouses, bedrooms, and barrooms to the interior worlds of hope and despair, these eerie stories present the absurdities of human relationships and reveal the writer's special genius for touching the heart. Full Product DetailsAuthor: W P Kinsella , W P KinsellaPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: University of Nebraska Press Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.195kg ISBN: 9780803278165ISBN 10: 0803278160 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 01 September 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsStories that read like lightning and tantalize the reader with fascinating scenarios.--Publishers Weekly-- Publishers Weekly His short stories about baseball are wistful things of beauty which serve to remind us how the game should feel--the innate glory of a diamond etched in the minds of Americans.--Calgary Sun-- Calgary Sun [Kinsella] uses baseball. . . . As a familiar starting place for exploring, with pinpoint control, the human psyche.--Booklist-- Booklist [Kinsella] defines a world in which magic and reality combine to make us laugh and think about the perceptions we take for granted.--New York Times-- New York Times His short stories about baseball are wistful things of beauty which serve to remind us how the game should feel--the innate glory of a diamond etched in the minds of Americans. -- Calgary Sun His short stories about baseball are wistful things of beauty which serve to remind us how the game should feel--the innate glory of a diamond etched in the minds of Americans. -- Calgary Sun <br> Author InformationW. P. Kinsella is the author of more than two hundred short stories and fifteen books, including The Iowa Baseball Confederacy and Shoeless Joe, which became the basis for the film Field of Dreams. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Kinsella has been honored with the prestigious Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship and has taught writing at the University of Victoria. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |