The Natural
The Natural by Bernard Malamud is a reissue published by Avon Books in 1980, featuring 217 pages in English. This novel explores the intense passion surrounding baseball, focusing on Roy Hobbs, whose ambition is to become “the greatest ever.” After a promising start at nineteen, his journey is interrupted by a fateful encounter, leading to a fifteen-year hiatus before he attempts to reclaim his dream of being a top player.
Readers will find a vivid portrayal of the fanaticism and seriousness of baseball, both from the perspective of players and fans. The narrative captures Roy’s struggles and wrong decisions as he strives to excel with his team, The Knights. The exciting descriptions of the games and the tension leading up to the final out contribute to the novel’s exploration of themes related to sports and ambition.
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“The fanaticism and seriousness of baseball to both players and fans are vividly pictured in this novel about a man whose sole ambition was to be ‘the greatest ever.’ Roy Hobbs, who has made his own bat, Wonderboy, starts off at nineteen years of age to a possible spot on a big team. That promising beginning is blasted when he has an encounter with an erratic, seductive woman. When we next meet Roy fifteen years later, he is trying again to realize his dream as the best baseball player. His wrong-headed decisions and the exciting descriptions of the games played by his team, The Knights, make this a tense story up to the last out.” Shapiro. Fic for Youth. 2d edition
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