The Kings Of New York by Michael Weinreb
Edward R Murrow School, Brooklyn, New York. An unconventional group of kids at an unconventional school located in the heart of the most unconventional city in America is making headlines. With a chess club. In The Kings of New York, writer Michael Weinreb spends a year with the Murrow chess team, from cash games in Washington Square Park to state tournaments in Nashville, bringing to life an eccentric cast of characters. Meet Sal, Lithuanian self-proclaimed 'stupid, lazy genius'; Ilya, a shy Ukrainian immigrant; Oscar Santana, a Puerto Rican teen; Nataliya, the only girl on the team; and coach Eliot Weiss - a former pro ice-hockey player turned maths teacher. They're a true cross-section of New York: immigrants, natives, rich, poor, black, and white, kids who couldn't be more different except when it comes to one thing - chess. The Kings of New York is the story of how these eight boys and girls battle their differences to come together as a team, and how they face their victories and disappointments. Above all, it's the story of a group of gifted misfits searching for the silence and order and strange beauty that can be found within those sixty-four squares on a chess board.
Excellent on character and atmosphere.. This is a fine book about obsessives -- Matthew J Reisz * Independent on Sunday *
Weinreb's exciting, uplifting book shows how the game can offer another possibility off the board - that of a different life. -- John Harding
Chess will never make these Brooklyn boys rich, but their story, beautifully told by Michael Weinreb, shows that it has already enriched their lives...beyond their wildest dreams. -- Daniel Johnson * TLS *
Weinreb's exciting, uplifting book shows how the game can offer another possibility off the board - that of a different life. -- John Harding
Chess will never make these Brooklyn boys rich, but their story, beautifully told by Michael Weinreb, shows that it has already enriched their lives...beyond their wildest dreams. -- Daniel Johnson * TLS *
Michael Weinreb's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Morning News and ESPN.com. In his career as a journalist, he has been named best sportswriter in Ohio by the Associated Press, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and cited three times in The Best American Sports Writing anthology. He lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224077729 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224077724 |
| Title | The Kings Of New York |
| Author | Michael Weinreb |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-03-20 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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