Still, Finnegan considerately shows himself paying the price of admission in a few near drownings, and these are among the most electrifying moments in the book…There are too many breathtaking, original things in Barbarian Days to do more than mention here—observations about surfing that have simply never been made before, or certainly never so well.” —The New York Times Book Review “Without a doubt, the finest surf book I’ve ever read… All this technical mastery and precise description goes hand in hand with an unabashed, infectious earnestness. Subscribe to In fact, the 18 and a bit hours of Finnegan’s Pulitzer-Prize winning memoir lasted through two driving companions, one who joined me for the book’s opening hours, the other who took in the final three hours. Billy Kemper is calling this cavernous monster the wave of his life, The latest escalation in the decades-old dispute over access to the exclusive coast, Channel Islands, …Lost and Firewire now offer mid-length models for mass consumption, Revisiting the mythical MLK Day swell from 7 years ago today, Slater’s ridiculous session in Barbados might never be topped. His father, working in the film industry, was largely responsible, not only because of these locations being necessary for his work, but also because of one remembered incident when. The images contained in this book made me feel like I was reading a treasured journal or scrapbook. It is a honor to be part of this great journey and to help Stephen and Amazon bring it to the screen.”. Bitte haben Sie Verständnis, dass wir Ihnen keine Rückmeldung geben können. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion He shows us a world turned upside down for kids and adults alike by the social upheavals of the 1960s. [Finnegan] uses these words to describe the wave, but they might as well apply to the book. Your information has been successfully processed! Preisangaben inkl. A staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, he lives in Manhattan. But I was not afraid. Für die versierten Leser, der Stil ist ähnlich dem vom Thomas Mann. And I’m so happy to be partnering with Ted and Amazon to bring it to the screen.”, Said Hope, who moved out of the executive suite at Amazon to return to his producing roots: “Like Bill, Stephen is in a love affair with the water. eBook: Befristete Preissenkung des Verlages. Wenn Sie Kontakt mit uns aufnehmen möchten, können Sie sich aber gerne an unseren, A Surfing Life, Ausgezeichnet: Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2016, Nominiert: Cross Sports Book Awards General Outstanding Sports Writing 2016. Entdecken Sie jetzt alle Amazon Prime-Vorteile. I found it way too long and repetitive. A staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, he lives in Manhattan. Like Jon Krakauer’s ‘Into the Wild,’ it is a sympathetic examination of what happens when literary ideas of freedom and purity take hold of a young mind and fling his body out into the far reaches of the world.” —The New York Times Magazine “Which is precisely what makes the propulsive precision of Finnegan’s writing so surprising and revelatory… Finnegan’s treatment of surfing never feels like performance. And it is cause for throwing your wet-suit hoods in the air…If the book has a flaw, it lies in the envy helplessly induced in the armchair surf-traveler by so many lusty affairs with waves that are the supermodels of the surf world. Wählen Sie eine Sprache für Ihren Einkauf. It's a phenomena all life long surfers will understand. A staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, he lives in Manhattan. Finnegan’s writing is meditative and technical about swells, waves, boards, reefs and weather. Versandkosten. But enough of them didn’t. The author touches on love, on responsibility, on politics, individuality and morality, as well as on the lesser-known aspects of surfing: the toll it takes on the body, the weird lingo, the whacky community. Finnegan's writing is smart and emotionally engaging enough that even if you've never thought about surfing culture, you're likely to ride these memoire waves with enthusiasm. This book is extremely well written and is sure to please surfers and non-surfers alike, as technical vocabulary is explained perfectly in laymans terms without detracting from the purpose of the book. Rezension aus Deutschland vom 4. That pairing makes Barbarian Days exceptional in the notoriously foamy genre of surf lit: a hefty, heavyweight tour de force, overbrimming with sublime lyrical passages that Finnegan drops as effortlessly as he executed his signature ‘drop-knee cutback’ in the breaks off Waikiki…Reading this guy on the subject of waves and water is like reading Hemingway on bullfighting; William Burroughs on controlled substances; Updike on adultery…Finnegan is a virtuoso wordsmith, but the juice propelling this memoir is wrung from the quest that shaped him…A piscine, picaresque coming-of-age story, seen through the gloss resin coat of a surfboard.” —Sports Illustrated Overflowing with vivid descriptions of waves caught and waves missed, of disappointments and ecstasies and gargantuan curling tubes that encircle riders like cathedrals of pure stained glass…These paragraphs, with their mix of personal remembrance and subcultural taxonomies, tend to be as elegant and pellucid as the breakers they immortalize…This memoir is one you can ride all the way to shore.” —Entertainment Weekly “[A] sweeping, glorious memoir…Oh, the rides, they are incandescent…I’d sooner press this book upon on a nonsurfer, in part because nothing I’ve read so accurately describes the feeling of being stoked or the despair of being held under. Interspersed among the big waves are thoughtful, often aphoristic reflections, and digressions on much wider themes, which never seem forced or shoe-horned in. I get pretty sick of myself [Laughs]. AG: Congrats on the Pulitzer, Bill. And it's even better than one could have imagined...This is Finnegan's gift. For surfers, the book is The Endless Summer writ smarter and larger, touching down at every iconic break.” —Los Angeles Magazine “Vivid and propulsive…Finnegan…has seen things from the tops of ocean peaks that would disturb most surfers’ dreams for weeks. He just opened it up. Youthful folly - he drops LSD while riding huge Honolua Bay on Maui - is served up with rueful humor. : examining the ways in which surfing intertwines with anthropology, economics, politics, and, of course, writing. 19,99 ...to enjoy this book. )…A lyrical and enormously rewarding read…Finnegan’s enchantment takes us to some luminous and unsettling places — on both the edge of the ocean, and the frontiers of the surfing life.” —San Diego Union-Tribune “Barbarian Days gleams with precise, often lyrical recollections of the most memorable waves [Finnegan has] encountered…He carefully mines his surfing exploits for broader, hard-won insights on his childhood, his most intense friendships and romances, his political education, his career. Mit der Anmeldung erklären Sie sich mit den Bestimmungen zur Missbrauchs- und Betrugsverhinderung einverstanden. In a sense, Barbarian Days functions as a 450-page thank you letter, masterfully crafted, to his parents, friends, wife, enemies, ex-girlfriends, townsfolk, daughter—everyone who tolerated and even encouraged his lifelong obsession. He says only what needs to be said, enough to create a vivid picture for the reader while masterfully giving that picture a kind of movement.” —Honolulu Star-Advertiser “That surfing life is [Finnegan’s], and it’s a remarkably adventurous one sure to induce wanderlust in anyone who follows along, surfer or not…Lyrical but not overbaked, exciting but always self-effacing. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning Traffic scribe Stephen Gaghan will write and direct Barbarian Days for Amazon Studios, based on William Finnegan’s bestselling memoir Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life. Copyright © A360 Media LLC 2020. Today, Finnegan s surfing life is undiminished. There are not many surf competitions going on these days and not many sponsors either. It’s not even close.” —Florida Times-Union “An engrossing read, part treatise on wave physics, part thrill ride, part cultural study, with a soupçon of near-death events. And it is cause for throwing your wet-suit hoods in the air...If the book has a flaw, it lies in the envy helplessly induced in the. But I had a stronger reaction: The book brought me closer than I’d ever been, or expected to get, to the real, unfathomable ocean.” —Bookforum “A dream of a book by a masterful writer long immersed in surfing culture. We got back-to-back swells, actually. Next year I am setting the bar higher and will participate in a Pulitzer challenge in the nonfiction Pulitzer group. A surfing book? -Los Angeles Magazine ... Brian Keaulana is hoping to bring a surf park to vacant state land in Kalaeloa, Erik Logan, WSL’s President of Content, steps into the revolving CEO door, “Weird Waves” takes us to the most stoke-filled corner of West Africa, Just don’t come complaining to us if you plane a finger off, “Second Thoughts” star recounts some of his most feral surf expeditions, Not surprisingly, 8 out of December’s top-10 rides went down at Pipeline and Jaws, Flipping back to one of our favorite pages of Waimea Bay history, The hard-charger on the gear that’ll help you make the most of your time on the rock, Suffers a fractured skull, but is expected to make a full recovery, In "The Ultra-Core Surf Hour", Jon Wayne Freeman is the hero we need, Not another Instagram carousel, this is the crème de la crème from our year in print, The hard-charging hellman dances with one of Oz’s heaviest slabs. Unashamed of his hedonistic lifestyle and sometimes youthful larceny, Finnegan bares all in this intimate memoir. It made me feel welcome and willing to dive deep into FInnegan's memories. weniger, 10%-Willkommensgutschein zur Erstanmeldung (gilt nicht für preisgebundene Ware). Hinzufügen war nicht erfolgreich. Now I can't stop watching surfing videos. September 2019, Rezension aus Deutschland vom 12. He breaks the newbie reader in gently, and as a non-surfer unfamiliar with much of the argot, i never lost track of what was going on during his vivid accounts of his adventures as he chases waves across the globe. William Finnegan, author of "Barbarian Days," wins the 2016 Pulitzer Prize, "The Surf Riders of Hawaii": the story of the world's first surf book, "She Surf" does justice to women's surfing history, "Surf Like a Girl" is an ode to women's surfing, William Finnegan's "Barbarian Days" poured into short film. But also because while it is a book about ‘A Surfing Life’…it’s also about a writer’s life and, even more generally, a quester’s life, more carefully observed and precisely rendered than any I’ve read in a long time.” —Los Angeles Times “Gorgeously written and intensely felt…With Mr. Finnegan’s bravura memoir, the surfing bookshelf is dramatically enriched. "That surfing life is [Finnegan's], and it's a remarkably adventurous one sure to induce wanderlust in anyone who follows along, surfer or not...Lyrical but not overbaked, exciting but always self-effacing. A different topic in that the author is focusing on his addiction issues, but as you mention "the real pleasure was the author's prose, insight and reflection on himself ..." I too loved "Barbarian Days" and AA Gill's memoir came in a close second.