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Ian Hamilton is a poet and biographer. He is also a Tottenham Hotspur supporter - and a Gazza fan. This collection includes his account of the story of Gazza: at play, on show, in the press, in pain, in distress - of Gazza more sinned against than sinning. Also in this issue: Jonathan Raban: On Flooded Mississippi; Ethan Canin: J.D. Salinger's Heir Apparent?; Nick Hornby: On Teenage Sex; Timothy Garton Ash: With Erich Hoenecker; Michael Ignatieff: On The Era of the Warlord; and Marking the 75th Anniversary of Armistice Day, Steve Pyke's chilling World War I portraits.
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About half of this volume is devoted to Ian Hamilton's piece about Paul Gascoigne, a British soccer star known to fans and tabloids as "Gazza," and may frustrate those who find the soccer world alien. Hamilton suggests an obsessive fan must be "part yob, part connoisseur"; however, his energetic catalogue of Gazza's travels and travails lacks sufficient cross-cultural insight for an American audience. More rewarding is Jonathan Raban's deft, ironic travelogue through the Mississippi floods this year; Raban plumbs the interaction between the story-hungry media and the often savvy locals. Other articles belong to the first of a four-part series called "After the Revolution." Timothy Garton Ash provides a brief but penetrating sketch of a prison visit with Erich Honecker, the defensive ex-leader of East Germany. Michael Ignatieff travels to the former Yugoslavia and wonders resonantly about the West's naive assumptions concerning the fall of communism. The issue also includes two pieces of fiction: Ethan Canin's sensitive tale of a family in flux, circa 1973, and Nick Hornby's account of long-lasting adolescent angst over girls. Photos not seen by PW.
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Condition: Aceptable. : Gazza Agonistes es una colección de ensayos y relatos que exploran diversos temas, incluyendo el fútbol y la figura de Gazza (Paul Gascoigne), un famoso futbolista inglés. Este número de Granta también incluye escritos de Jonathan Raban, Ethan Canin, Nick Hornby, Timothy Garton Ash y Michael Ignatieff, así como retratos de la Primera Guerra Mundial de Steve Pyke. Una lectura variada y estimulante que combina reflexiones sobre el deporte con análisis sociales y culturales. EAN: 9780140140644 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Gazza Agonistes Autor: Bill Buford| Ian Hamilton Editorial: Granta Magazine Idioma: en Páginas: 252 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-05-13-263e75fb
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Paperback. Condition: New. Four years ago, Paul Gascoigne was an athlete of promise, but not a lot more. He had his distinctive features: he was gifted and entertaining and a bit goofy - one of the lads. But, apart from a few million English males, who knew about him really?After the summer of 1990, that hot, sticky summer when England lost to Germany in the World Cup, Paul Gascoigne was no longer Paul Gascoigne. The blubbery, wet, wrinkled face witnessed on the television sets of most of the world's population had changed that. He was Gazza now, as famous as the famous can ever become.What would it be like to be Gazza? What are the pressures? How do you cope with possessing 'this gift' - this ability to perform so exceptionally in an athletic contest (but one that you know will peak and then disintegrate)? Ian Hamilton is a poet and biographer. He is also a Tottenham Hotspur supporter - and a Gazza fan. And this is a fan's account: of a player's life and of the fan's obsession, of a sport celebrity and of our apparent need to have one. It is the story of Gazza: at play, on show, in the press, in pain, in distress - of Gazza, more sinned against than sinning, agonistes. Seller Inventory # LU-9780140140644
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