Imagine Dead Poets' Society, but with an eight-man crew instead of
an English class, and a coach instead of a teacher. In place of
Whitman, the coach draws on Plato's Allegory of the Cave. As Topher
Bordeau wrote in Rowing News, IN THE SKY is ..".reminiscent of Zen
and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance-an intermittent discourse on
religion and spirituality wrapped around a journey. Through the
perspective of walk-on Bozzy, Slocum weaves ideas-both fundamental
and tangential to rowing-through a promising crew's pursuit of
excellence." IN THE SKY is meant for a general audience. It is
about rowing in the sense that MOBY DICK is about whaling. The
short, smoothly written story is nearly a poem itself. The
characterizations are concise yet vivid, with primary billing going
to the narrator, the coach, and the crew's female coxswain. Its
themes of human striving, and what it is to be a warrior, are
treated in an entirely upbeat and occasionally very funny way.
General
| Imprint: |
Book Surge Publishing Co.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2007 |
| First published: |
March 2007 |
| Authors: |
Rob Slocum
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
162 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4196-6265-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4196-6265-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781419662652 |
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