Bang the Drum Slowly
Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris, published by U of Nebraska Press in January 2003, is a second edition that spans 243 pages. This narrative features Henry Wiggen, a well-known fictional baseball player, who navigates the complexities of friendship and mortality as he and his teammates confront the reality of a dying comrade. The story transcends the realm of sports, delving into the personal lives of the characters and their emotional struggles.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of camaraderie and the impact of illness within a sports context. The book addresses themes of friendship and loss, set against the backdrop of baseball, while also engaging with literary criticism related to the genre. This edition includes an introduction by Mark Harris, where he reflects on the adaptation of the story into a classic film.
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Henry Wiggen, hero of The Southpaw and the best-known fictional baseball player in America, is back again, throwing a baseball ?with his arm and his brain and his memory and his bluff for the sake of his pocket and his family.? More than a novel about baseball, Bang the Drum Slowly is about the friendship and the lives of a group of men as they each learn that a teammate is dying of cancer.øBang the Drum Slowly was chosen as one of the top one hundred sports books of all time by Sports Illustrated and appears on numerous other lists of best baseball fiction. In the introduction to this new Bison Books edition Mark Harris discusses the making of the classic 1973 film starring Robert DeNiro, based on his screen adaptation of the book. Also available in Bison Books editions are The Southpaw, It Looked Like For Ever.
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