{"product_id":"soccer-jean-philippe-toussaint-9781978804197","title":"Soccer","description":"Growing up in Belgium, soccer was Jean-Philippe Touissant's life, a passion not shared by his bookish family. Now an acclaimed novelist, essayist, and filmmaker, he reflects upon his lifelong love for the game with an intellectual's keen mind and a sports fan's heart. What, he ponders, has a lifetime of soccer fandom taught him about life and the passage of time itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoccer \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers on an idiosyncratic journey that delves deep into the author's childhood memories, but also transports us to World Cup matches in Japan, Germany, South Africa, and Brazil. Along the way, it kicks around such provocative questions as: How does soccer fandom both support and transcend nationalism? How are our memories of soccer matches both collective and distinctly personal? And how can a game this beautiful and this ephemeral be adequately captured in words? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part travelogue, part memoir, and part philosophical essay, \u003ci\u003eSoccer \u003c\/i\u003eis entirely unique, a thrilling departure from the usual clich s of sports writing. Even readers with little knowledge of the game will be enthralled by Touissant's profound musings and lyrical prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Philippe Toussaint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978804199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978804197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Jean-Philippe Toussaint","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078754660607,"sku":"9781978804197","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4afb139-58bf-473b-a395-28dd35a1abb8.jpg?v=1685477324","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soccer-jean-philippe-toussaint-9781978804197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}