Word Freak: A Journey Into the Eccentric World of the Most Obsessive Board Game Ever Invented - Brossura

Fatsis, Stefan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0224060619 ISBN 13: 9780224060615

Casa editrice: Yellow Jersey, 2002

Riassunto

For many, Scrabble is merely a board game. For others it is an intellectual pilgrimage. In this book, Stefan Fatsis, journalist and self-confessed word freak, goes in search of the people for whom Scrabble is life and affords us a glimpse into the extraordinary world of the brilliant geeks and misfit savants who populate the highest ranks of the game.

Playing competitively in tournaments across the world, Fatsis chronicles the story of how Scrabble has grown from a diversion invented by an unemployed architect during The Great Depression into the hugely successful, challenging and beloved game of today.

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Recensione:

"This book has come close to ruining my life... Within two pages I was hooked. This is an enthralling and wonderfully written elegy" (Daily Telegraph)

"A remarkable book" (Independent)

"A quirky account of a very peculiar practice" (Herald)

"A very funny book" (Lynn Barber)

"An amiable memoir of self-inflicted obsession" (Times Literary Supplement)

Descrizione del libro:

'Stefan Fatsis is the Hunter S. Thompson of competitive scrabble' - The Times

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• Editore: Yellow Jersey
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0224060619
• ISBN 13: 9780224060615
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384