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Risky Business

by Al Alvarez
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'In a book this good, in the company of a mind this judicious and fine, the reader is left wanting more' Telegraph

Poetry, poker, mountaineering, novels - a sparkling collection of essays from Britain's best-loved man of letters
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Al Alvarez's writing career has come in many guises. One of the most influential post-war critics, he has written profoundly and eloquently about writers and their craft for over fifty years. But Alvarez has also been a passionate amateur of risky pursuits - poker playing, mountaineering, flying in aeroplanes - and he written about these subjects with a rare depth, liveliness and perception.
This is a collection of his finest essays. Ranging from trenchant literary criticism to accounts of polar expeditions and poker championships, Risky Business is a sparkling and eclectic anthology from our most unusual man of letters.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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  • Release date: July 5, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781408835791
  • Release date: July 5, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781408835791
  • File size: 2472 KB
  • Release date: July 5, 2012

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Games Literary Criticism Sports & Recreations Nonfiction

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English


'In a book this good, in the company of a mind this judicious and fine, the reader is left wanting more' Telegraph

Poetry, poker, mountaineering, novels - a sparkling collection of essays from Britain's best-loved man of letters
________________________
Al Alvarez's writing career has come in many guises. One of the most influential post-war critics, he has written profoundly and eloquently about writers and their craft for over fifty years. But Alvarez has also been a passionate amateur of risky pursuits - poker playing, mountaineering, flying in aeroplanes - and he written about these subjects with a rare depth, liveliness and perception.
This is a collection of his finest essays. Ranging from trenchant literary criticism to accounts of polar expeditions and poker championships, Risky Business is a sparkling and eclectic anthology from our most unusual man of letters.
Expand title description text
Games Literary Criticism Sports & Recreations Nonfiction
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