{"product_id":"string-theory-david-foster-wallace-on-tennis-isbn-9781598534801","title":"String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn instant classic of American sportswriting—the tennis essays of David Foster Wallace, “the best mind of his generation” (A. O. Scott) and “the best tennis-writer of all time” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGathered for the first time in a deluxe collector's edition, here are David Foster Wallace's legendary writings on tennis, five tour-de-force pieces written with a competitor's insight and a fan's obsessive enthusiasm. Wallace brings his dazzling literary magic to the game he loved as he celebrates the other-worldly genius of Roger Federer; offers a wickedly witty disection of Tracy Austin's memoir; considers the artistry of Michael Joyce, a supremely disciplined athlete on the threshold of fame; resists the crush of commerce at the U.S. Open; and recalls his own career as a \"near-great\" junior player.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhiting Award-winning writer John Jeremiah Sullivan provides an introduction.“This book has nothing to do with physics, but its title will make you look super smart if you’re reading it on a train or plane.” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Gates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“David Foster Wallace’s Federer essay turned me into an avid tennis fan.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLin-Manuel Miranda\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A wonderful and inspiring collection for fans of either tennis or eye-popping prose.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eAustin American-Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “String Theory stands as a monument to Wallace’s talent—and his dedication to the game.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Doug Perry, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\/The Spin of the Ball\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                                                                    \u003cbr\u003e “This collection is a tennis classic that deserves shelf space next to John McPhee’s Levels of the Game and Brad Gilbert’s Winning Ugly.” \u003cb\u003e—Jeff Simon, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“David Foster Wallace’s essays on tennis are a treasure, some of the best writing ever on the sport, and they are all here in the Library of America’s this deluxe hardcover collector’s edition.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNY Sports Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                                                                 \u003cbr\u003e“Ruminative, digressive, lyrical, funny, sad, sometimes borderline lunatic, these posthumously collected journalistic pieces have all the hallmarks of Wallace’s novels.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A remarkable volume. . . . The tennis-obsessive will find Wallace’s considerations almost bewilderingly insightful.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Wallace’s grasp of tennis was truly prodigious. . . . He has often been described as the best tennis writer of all time, and these essays don’t disabuse that notion.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“What makes this collection so valuable for serious tennis fans is the chance to see ‘the most beautiful sport there is’ through Wallace’s eyes.” \u003cb\u003e—Toure, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Foster Wallace \u003c\/b\u003e(1962–2008) was born in Ithaca, New York, in 1962 and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, where in his teens he was a regionally ranked junior tennis player. His works include \u003ci\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGirl with Curious Hair, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, Oblivion,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConsider the Lobster. \u003c\/i\u003eHis final novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Pale King\u003c\/i\u003e, was posthumously published in 2011. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Jeremiah Sullivan \u003c\/b\u003eis one of America’s leading practitioners of the long-form magazine profile, with work appearing in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e(where he is a staff writer), \u003ci\u003eHarper’s \u003c\/i\u003e(of which he is a contributing editor), \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, New York, Oxford American, GQ, \u003c\/i\u003eand other magazines. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBlood Horses: Notes of Sportswriter’s Son \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePulphead.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301704945893,"sku":"NP9781598534801","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781598534801.jpg?v=1767737438","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/string-theory-david-foster-wallace-on-tennis-isbn-9781598534801","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}