Used. Paperback. Before he became a cinematic swan song for Robert Redford, Bernard Malamud’s Roy Hobbs was already striking out at the intersection of American mythology and athletic hubris. This classic diamond drama follows a phenom whose promising past was derailed by a youthful indiscretion, only for him to make a stunning, late-life comeback. Yet even as he steps up to the plate again, he finds himself still swinging for the fences against the very temptations that threaten to bring him to ruin. It is less a sports story and more a sharply pitched American tragedy about the heavy price of second chances. Step up to the plate and see if our hero can outrun his own legacy, or if he'll ultimately strike out.
Used. Paperback. Before he became a cinematic swan song for Robert Redford, Bernard Malamud’s Roy Hobbs was already striking out at the intersection of American mythology and athletic hubris. This classic diamond drama follows a phenom whose promising past was derailed by a youthful indiscretion, only for him to make a stunning, late-life comeback. Yet even as he steps up to the plate again, he finds himself still swinging for the fences against the very temptations that threaten to bring him to ruin. It is less a sports story and more a sharply pitched American tragedy about the heavy price of second chances. Step up to the plate and see if our hero can outrun his own legacy, or if he'll ultimately strike out.
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The Natural by Bernard Malamud 2000 - Perennial Classics
Used. Paperback. Before he became a cinematic swan song for Robert Redford, Bernard Malamud’s Roy Hobbs was already striking out at the intersection of American mythology and athletic hubris. This classic diamond drama follows a phenom whose promising past was derailed by a youthful indiscretion, only for him to make a stunning, late-life comeback. Yet even as he steps up to the plate again, he finds himself still swinging for the fences against the very temptations that threaten to bring him to ruin. It is less a sports story and more a sharply pitched American tragedy about the heavy price of second chances. Step up to the plate and see if our hero can outrun his own legacy, or if he'll ultimately strike out.
Used. Paperback. Before he became a cinematic swan song for Robert Redford, Bernard Malamud’s Roy Hobbs was already striking out at the intersection of American mythology and athletic hubris. This classic diamond drama follows a phenom whose promising past was derailed by a youthful indiscretion, only for him to make a stunning, late-life comeback. Yet even as he steps up to the plate again, he finds himself still swinging for the fences against the very temptations that threaten to bring him to ruin. It is less a sports story and more a sharply pitched American tragedy about the heavy price of second chances. Step up to the plate and see if our hero can outrun his own legacy, or if he'll ultimately strike out.
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The Natural By Bernard Malamud
Free delivery between 12–17 Nov
The Natural By Bernard Malamud
Free delivery between 12–17 Nov
