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This Sporting Life (novel)
''This Sporting Life'' is a 1960 novel by the English writer David Storey. It is set in Northern England and follows a man who tries to make it as a professional rugby league footballer. It was the debut novel of Storey, himself a former player for Leeds. The book was the basis for Lindsay Anderson's 1963 film '' This Sporting Life''. Reception ''Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fic ...'' wrote that "the strength of Mr. Storey's novel is in its toneless air of truth which spares nothing or no one, a fact which may well rebuff his readers." Commemorating the book's fiftieth anniversary in 2010, Frank Keating of '' The Guardian'' wrote that "''This Sporting Life'' has stood the test of 'classic' category ... The novel's uneasy love story of insecure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Sporting Life (novel)
''This Sporting Life'' is a 1960 novel by the English writer David Storey. It is set in Northern England and follows a man who tries to make it as a professional rugby league footballer. It was the debut novel of Storey, himself a former player for Leeds. The book was the basis for Lindsay Anderson's 1963 film '' This Sporting Life''. Reception ''Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fic ...'' wrote that "the strength of Mr. Storey's novel is in its toneless air of truth which spares nothing or no one, a fact which may well rebuff his readers." Commemorating the book's fiftieth anniversary in 2010, Frank Keating of '' The Guardian'' wrote that "''This Sporting Life'' has stood the test of 'classic' category ... The novel's uneasy love story of insecure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |