Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First edition/printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 200 pp. Joe Columbus is an ordinary guy but his brother CJ, however, is anything but---he's the Chicago Cubs star third baseman, In a voice both humorous and plaintive, Joe tells of his brother's remarkable ascent form the sandlots to Wrigley Field as well a sthe rift that develops between the two that is healed only by tragedy.

Sinopsis

Joe Columbus is an ordinary man: schoolteacher, husband, father-to-be. His younger brother, CJ, however, is anything but ordinary: the Chicago Cubs' star third baseman, a baseball hero, destined for greatness. In a voice both humorous and plaintive, Joe tells of his brother's remarkable ascent from the sandlots of their southern California childhood to the ivy-walled shrine of Wrigley Field, in an effort to explain not only CJ's apparently charmed life but also his own missteps and failures -- his collapsing marriage, his envy and cowardice, and a rift between brothers that is healed only by tragedy. Mark Friedman's first novel is the heartbreaking tale of two brothers whose lives lead to vastly different fates. A richly imagined story that explores both the grand and enduring allure of our national pasttime and the complications of our lives -- our longings, losses, and regrets -- COLUMBUS SLAUGHTERS BRAVES is for anyone who has had a hero or wanted to be one. Like W. P. Kinsella's SHOELESS JOE and Richard Ford's THE SPORTSWRITER, this is a compassionate but honest novel that introduces readers to a gifted and extraordinarily perceptive writer.

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Detalles

Librería: The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: E23760
Título: Columbus Slaughters Braves: A Novel
Autor: Mark Friedman
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - Fine
Estado de la sobrecubierta: fine
Cantidad disponible: 1
Edición: First edition
ISBN 10: 0618025200
ISBN 13: 9780618025206
Editorial: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Lugar de publicación: New York
Fecha de publicación: 2001
Palabras clave: baseball, literature, chicago cubs, wrigley field, families
Catálogos del vendedor: Baseball;

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The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)

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Sobre The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)

The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).

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