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Awa Book Of New Zealand Sports Writing, The

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Awa Book Of New Zealand Sports Writing, The by Harry Ricketts captures the essence of a sports-loving nation with a collection of 80 superb pieces of sports writing. Featuring contributions from many of New Zealand's most acclaimed journalists, novelists, biographers, essayists, and poets, this compilation spans... Read More
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Awa Book Of New Zealand Sports Writing, The

In this sweeping and often surprising anthology, Harry Ricketts casts the net over both much-loved works, such as Lloyd Jones's The Book of Fame on rugby, and long-lost treasures such as Samuel Butler's poem 'The English Cricketers'.

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Awa Book Of New Zealand Sports Writing, The by Harry Ricketts captures the essence of a sports-loving nation with a collection of 80 superb pieces of sports writing.

Featuring contributions from many of New Zealand's most acclaimed journalists, novelists, biographers, essayists, and poets, this compilation spans a diverse range of sportsβ€”from surfing to cycling, angling to archery, and running to rugby.

Explore the joy of victors, the tears of the vanquished, the roar of the crowd, and the solitary moments. This book promises endless pleasure for any sports enthusiast.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780958291620

Publisher: Awa Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 May 2010

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Awa Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 217.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Harry Ricketts was born in London in 1950 and lived in England, Malaysia and Hong Kong, before moving to New Zealand in 1981. His twenty published works include How to Catch a Cricket Match, The Unforgiving Minute: A Life of Rudyard Kipling, How to Live Elsewhere, and eight collections of poems. He teaches creative non-fiction and English at the Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University, Wellington, co-edits the review-journal New Zealand Books, and is a regular book reviewer for Radio New Zealand.

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