Growing up, Robert Lipsyte was the smart-aleck fat kid, the
bully magnet who went to the library instead of the ballpark. As
the perpetual outsider, even into adulthood, his alienation from
Jock Culture made him a rarity in the press box: the sportswriter
who wasn't a sports fan. This feeling of otherness has colored
Lipsyte's sports writing for fifty years, much of it spent as a
columnist for the New York Times. He didn't follow particular
athletes or teams; he wasn't awed by the access afforded by his
press pass or his familiarity with the players in the locker
room.
The experience and insight earned over a half-century infuse An
Accidental Sportswriter. Going beyond the usual memoir, Lipsyte has
written "a memory loop, a circular search for lost or forgotten
pieces in the puzzle of a life." In telling his own story, Lipsyte
grapples with American sports and society--from Mickey Mantle to
Bill Simmons--arguing that Jock Culture has seeped into our
business, politics, and family life, and its definitions have
become the standard to measure value. Full of wisdom and an
understanding of American sports that contextualizes rather than
celebrates athletes, An Accidental Sportswriter is the crowning
achievement of a rich career and a book that will speak to us for
years to come.
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