Soccer

by Jean-Philippe Toussaint

Book Overview

Growing up in Belgium, soccer was Jean-Philippe Touissant's life, a passion not shared by his bookish family. Now an acclaimed novelist, essayist, and filmmaker, he reflects upon his lifelong love for the game with an intellectual's keen mind and a sports fan's heart. What, he ponders, has a lifetime of soccer fandom taught him about life and the passage of time itself.

Soccer takes readers on an idiosyncratic journey that delves deep...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978804199
• ISBN13: 9781978804197
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.9"