Eliot Asinof and the truth of the game : a critical study of the baseball writings / William Farina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farina, William, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asinof, Eliot, 1919-2008.

Baseball--United States.

Baseball.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Asinof, Eliot, 1919-2008--Criticism and interpretation.

Asinof, Eliot.

Baseball stories, American.

Physical Description:

viii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]

Summary:

"The late Eliot Asinof (1919-2008), renowned author of Eight Men Out, on which the movie version was later based, also wrote 14 other full length books, including 4 more on baseball. In addition, he produced countless articles, interviews, short stories, and screenplays in a writing career spanning over half a century"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Man on Spikes (1955)

1 An Egalitarian Battle Cry 11

2 No One Ever Got Rich 21

3 A Purist Baseball Outlook 30

4 A Preference for Antiheroes Over Heroes 40

Part II Eight Men Out (1963)

5 The Unwelcome Truth, Everyman Style 49

6 Not Unlike the Black Sox Themselves 59

7 Nothing Left to Prove in Terms of Winning 69

8 "More Than a Game" 78

Part III The Bedfellow (1967)

9 "A Big Free Bubbly Show" 87

10 "The Quintessence of All Our Self-Destructive Tendencies" 98

11 In Need of a Pick-Me-Up 107

12 Like an Ancient Chinese Curse 116

Part IV Strike Zone (1994)

13 A Kind of Belated Redemption 125

14 "A Routine Complimentary Nod from One Pro to Another" 134

15 The Anatomy of a Slump 143

16 Outside the Bounds of Respectability 152

Part V Off-Season (2000)

17 A Grotesque Compilation of Lies, Corruption, and Greed 161

18 "Then History Turned Sour" 170

19 A Few More Parting Shots 179

20 "The Heart and Soul of Racist America" 188.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786463022

0786463023

OCLC:

732960149