The Ping Pong Player and the Professor
An Anthropologist Explores Fatherhood and Meaning in an Extraordinary Sport
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ISBN-13:
9781736075081
Veröffentl:
2023
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
06.11.2023
Seiten:
312
Autor:
Richard Sosis
Gewicht:
509 g
Format:
229x152x18 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Most Americans view ping pong as either a basement recreation or the focus of a fraternity-party drinking game. Yet table tennis is an Olympic sport and one of the most popular athletic activities in the world. The Ping Pong Player and the Professor is a quirky memoir about the adventures of a Jewish anthropologist and his son, an elite player, in the colorful subculture of this extraordinary sport. The tale of their exploits in this hidden world is peppered with anthropological wisdom-the professor can't help himself-on a range of topics, including ethnicity, religion, sport, family, and how humans create and discover meaning in life. At its core The Ping Pong Player and the Professor is a heartwarming love story about the relationship between a father and son, two introverts who share a common bond over a nine-foot by five-foot table.
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