Hoop Roots - Rilegato

Wideman, John Edgar

 
9780395857311: Hoop Roots

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In a stunning new memoir, the author of Brothers and Keepers reflects on the meaning of basketball in his life, describes growing up in his grandparents' home in Pittsburgh, and discusses the cultural implications of basketball for African Americans in general. 20,000 first printing.

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Informazioni sull?autore

John Edgar Wideman won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1984 for Sent for You Yesterday and in 1990 for Philadelphia Fire. His second memoir, Fatheralong, was a finalist for the National Book Award. His most recent books are Hoop Roots and The Island: Martinique. He teaches at Brown University.

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9780618257751: Hoop Roots: Basketball, Race, and Love – A Pittsburgh Memoir from the Blacktop, Scholarly to Streetwise

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0618257756 ISBN 13:  9780618257751
Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2003
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