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Synopsis
When originally published this was described as an exceptional first novel because the characters are concerned with expressing themselves in physical rather than emotional or intellectual terms. The world in which the story is set is that of professional Rugby League in a Norther English industrial city, and spans several years in the life of narrator Arthur Machin.
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About the Author
David Malcolm Storey, the son of a miner, is an English playwright, screenwriter, award winning novelist and a former professional Rugby League player. He was born in 1933 and studied at the Slade School of Art.
Review
“Extraordinarily mature—technically as well as emotionally” —The Sunday Times
“The best novel about sport I’ve read.” —Caryl Phillips, author of The Final Passage
“[An] impressive first novel.” —The New York Times
“An absorbing writer.” —The New Yorker
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Condition: Used: Acceptable. Occasion - Etat Correct - Jauni - This sporting life (1968) - Grand Format. Seller Inventory # 3470071
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This Sporting Life; A Temporary Life (2 volumes)
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This Sporting Life
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Penguin Books Limited, Harmondsworth, 1976
ISBN 10: 0140016740
ISBN 13: 9780140016741
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback in good condition. A real oddity - A 1976 copy of Storey's sporting life with a note laid in, to Bill Webb (whose name is penned to the half-title page) from Lindsay Anderson who was the director of the 1963 film of the book. Covers are scuffed and worn. Edges and corners are bumped and rubbed. Page block, endpapers and page edges are tanned. Page block head is lightly blemished, and first few pages are bumped at the upper leading edge. Pages are otherwise clear and binding is sound. LW. Used. Seller Inventory # 547960
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