Joe DiMaggio by Jerome Charyn

Joe DiMaggio by Jerome Charyn

As the New York Yankees' star centre fielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America's memory as the epitome in sports of grace, dignity, and that ineffable quality called 'class'. This title presents the tragedy of one of American sports' greatest figures.

"This is the first book any DiMaggio fan should read"—Allen Barra, San Francisco Chronicle -- Allen Barra * San Francisco Chronicle *
"Jerome Charyn applies his considerable skills as a novelist to exploring the gnawing mysteries surrounding a man who 'was brutal in his devotion to the game.'"—Sam Roberts, New York Times -- Sam Roberts * New York Times *

“Jerome Charyn is one of the most important writers in American literature and one of only three now writing whose work makes me truly happy to be a reader." — Michael Chabon

-- Michael Chabon

“Charyn […] is an American treasure….  Among this book’s virtues are brilliant passages of impassioned writing, […] and Charyn’s mastery of the popular culture in which baseball legends belong and thrive.”—Neil D. Isaacs, author of The Great Molinas and  All the Moves

-- Neil D. Isaacs
"An intimate and compassionate meditation on DiMaggio which, while elegantly dissecting his genius on the field, does him the equally important honor of placing no more on his shoulders than he can reasonably bear. Charyn reminds us that everything about DiMaggio was extraordinary, including his limitations."—David Margolick, author, Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the Brink.

-- David Margolick

"Jerome Charyn's meditation on Joe DiMaggio elegantly explores what DiMaggio meant to America and the price he paid for making it all look so damn easy."—Randy Roberts, Distinguished Professor of History, Purdue University

-- Randy Roberts
"[An] elegantly written and moving book. . . . This slender, nuanced mini-biography is as brilliant a piece of writing as I have ever read, with prose that is poetic, with a deep understanding of and feeling for DiMaggio."—Charles Stephen, Lincoln Journal Star -- Charles Stephen * Lincoln Journal Star *

Jerome Charyn is the author of The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson and The Seventh Babe, a novel about a white third baseman on the Red Sox who also played in the Negro Leagues.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780300123289
ISBN 10	0300123280
Title	Joe DiMaggio
Author	Jerome Charyn
Series	Icons Of America
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2011-03-08
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.