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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...
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Description
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 sports—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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