
Ring
A Biography of Ring Lardner
Jonathan Yardley(Author)
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published on 27. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-7425-1160-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
To this awesomely detailed biography of Ring Lardner, Yardley brings a first-rate literary critic's perceptions; an experienced reporter's skills; a deep interest in that earlier, innocent era of baseball that spawned Lardner as one of the greatest ever to write about that sport; and an obvious and abiding affection for his complex, often puzzling subject. * Chicago Daily News * A satisfying portrait of the sad, self-mocking man who wrote some of the funniest prose in the American language. * The New York Times * Jonathan Yardley's compelling biography "Ring" is a fascinating account of how Lardner rose from his small-town roots to become one of the most famous storytellers in American literature, but one whose life was haunted by his bouts with alcoholism and depression. * The San Francisco Chronicle *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
722 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-1160-6 (9780742511606)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
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.
Content
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
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