Ring - A Biography of Ring Lardner

Sportswriter, storyteller, humorist-Ring Lardner was an American original, and in this affectionate, entertaining, and authoritative biography, Pulitzer Prize winning critic Jonathan Yardley gives us a new look at Lardner's all too short life and career.

Table des matières

Chapter 1 Frank Chance's Diamond
Chapter 2 Beginnings
Chapter 3 A Courtship
Chapter 4 Married
Chapter 5 In the Wake of the News
Chapter 6 Fame
Chapter 7 The Last Years
Chapter 8 Epilogue
Chapter 9 Acknowledgements
Chapter 10 A Note on Sources
Chapter 11 Index

A propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Yardley is the book critic and a columnist for the Washington Post. His columns and reviews are distributed to newspapers throughout the country. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Résumé

Sportswriter, storyteller, humorist-Ring Lardner was an American original, and in this affectionate, entertaining, and authoritative biography, Pulitzer Prize winning critic Jonathan Yardley gives us a new look at Lardner's all too short life and career.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jonathan Yardley, Yardley Jonathan
• Edition: Rowman & Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 27.03.2001
• EAN: 9780742511606
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1160-6
• Pages: 448
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 227 mm x 24 mm
• Poids: 594 g
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Biographies, autobiographies; Livres de conseils > Sport; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Médias, communication > Journalisme; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General