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W. P. Kinsella

    William Patrick Kinsella bol kanadský prozaik a poviedkar, ktorého tvorba sa často zameriavala na témy ako baseball a kanadskí domorodci. Kinsella si získal uznanie pre svoj osobitý štýl, ktorým s jemnou iróniou a vrelosťou prenikal do hlbín ľudskej skúsenosti. Jeho písanie bolo oceňované pre schopnosť zachytiť podstatu života na americkom Stredozápade, ako aj pre jeho zasadenie do kultúrneho kontextu Kanady. Vďaka jedinečnému pohľadu na ľudskú povahu a majstrovstvu v zachytení okamihu zanechal Kinsella nezmazateľnú stopu v kanadskej literatúre.

    The Further Adventures of Slugger McBatt
    Shoeless Joe
    Dance Me Outside
    Butterfly Winter
    • Butterfly Winter

      • 295 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      'Butterfly Winter' is the story of Julio and Esteban Pimental, twins born in the Caribbean country of Courteguay, an enchanted but impoverished enclave on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic where time moves at its own pace and reality is open to question. The brothers are born to play baseball, they even played catch in the womb, and at the age of ten they leave home for the American Major Leagues. Julio proves to be a winning pitcher who, much to the frustration of any team that signs him, will only throw to his catcher brother, who is a very weak hitter.

      Butterfly Winter2013
      3,0
    • Dance Me Outside

      • 186 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Seventeen new tales narrated by Silas Ermineskin vividly recreate the world of the contemporary North American Indian and view the decent and honorable types as well as the drunks and thieves.

      Dance Me Outside1994
      4,0
    • The Further Adventures of Slugger McBatt

      Baseball Stories

      • 196 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Wild and poignant, hilarious and touching, stories about die-hard fans, crusty veterans, would-be diamond heroes, and baseball as a boyhood bond fill this delightful collection.

      The Further Adventures of Slugger McBatt1988
      3,2
    • Shoeless Joe

      • 272 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      The inspiration for the beloved film Field of Dreams , Shoeless Joe is a mythical novel about “dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ). “If you build it, he will come.” These mysterious words, spoken by an Iowa baseball announcer, inspire Ray Kinsella to carve a baseball diamond in his cornfield in honor of his hero, the baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson. What follows is both a rich, nostalgic look at one of our most cherished national pastimes and a remarkable story about fathers and sons, love and family, and the inimitable joy of finding your way home.

      Shoeless Joe1983
      4,0