Böcker av Mark Harris

The contexts of these fictional tales embrace an eclectic range of Jewish-themed situations, historical and contemporary, extraordinary and at times controversial, cathartic and occasionally bizarre, sensitive and sometimes emotional, intriguing and periodically droll. Many of the stories reveal an unexpected twist in the tail.

Presents the story about coming of age in America by way of the baseball diamond. Lefthander Henry Wiggen, six feet three, a hundred ninety-five pounds, and the greatest pitcher going, grows to manhood in a right-handed world. Written in Henry's own words, this funny novel follows his eccentric course from bush league to the World Series.

Features thirteen short stories representing Mark Harris's distinguished work in this genre from 1946 to 1993. They were undertaken at a time when he was becoming famous as a novelist. He loves and writes about the pleasures of baseball. While baseball is absent from the stories, his appreciation of human variety is not lacking.

This fascinating collection of 24 stories looks at the lives of ordinary Jewish people who have been caught up in extraordinary, often tragic, circumstances and have something significant or meaningful to tell us about the trials and tribulations and joys of life...