Beyond a Boundary - Softcover

James, C.L.R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 022407427X ISBN 13: 9780224074278

Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press, 2005

Synopsis

Part memoir of a West Indian boyhood, part celebration of the game of cricket, this self-portrait of a life spent playing, watching and writing about the game, tells us of its psychology and aesthetics, players the author knew, and the issues of class, race and politics surrounding it.

About this title

About the Author:

C. L. R. James was historian, novelist, cultural critic, and political activist. A central figure in the Pan-African movement and the struggle for colonial emancipation, he was the author of The Black Jacobins and Minty Alley.

Review:

"Great claims have been made for [Beyond a Boundary] since its first appearance in 1963: that it is the greatest sports book ever written; that it brings the outsider a privileged insight into West Indian culture; that it is a severe examination of the colonial condition. All are true" * Sunday Times * "To say "the best cricket book ever written" is piffingly inadequate praise. A mental landscape triangulated by literature, socialism and cricket represents an ideal we should all aspire to, and this ennobling and beautifully written book should be read by anyone with the slightest interest in any one of the above" * Guardian * "Anyone who has not encountered [Beyond A Boundary] should seize the chance now" * Sunday Telegraph * "Years ago I had presumed, on being repeatedly told that C L R James' Beyond A Boundary was the finest sports book ever written, that it was the opposite; in fact, James' erudite tale probably warrants that label" * Independent * "An innovative mixture of autobiography, sports journalism and political philosophy" * Daily Telegraph *

About this edition

• Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 022407427X
• ISBN 13: 9780224074278
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368