Der Zweck des Autors bestand nicht nur darin, Dinge zu bewahren, sondern Passagen zu wählen, die zeitgenössische Leser unterhalten könnten. Beginnend mit 250.000 Wörtern warf er nach und nach 75 Prozent davon aus und stellte die restlichen Fragmente zufällig zu einem "Albumquilt" zusammen. Der Patch ist unter anderem ein verdecktes Memoir. Teil 1, "The Sporting Scene" besteht aus Stücken über Angeln, Fußball, Golf und Lacrosse – vom Fliegenwerfen für Kettenpickerel im Herbst in New Hampshire bis hin zum Spaziergang durch das Linksland von St. Andrews bei einer Open Championship. Teil 2, genannt "An Album Quilt", ist eine Montage von Fragmenten unterschiedlicher Länge aus Stücken, die im Laufe der Jahre gemacht wurden, die nie in Buchform erschienen sind – gelegentliche Stücke, Gedenkstücke, Reflexionen, Erinnerungen und kurze Artikel in verschiedenen Zeitschriften, einschließlich The New Yorker. Sie reichen von einem Besuch in der Hershey-Schokoladenfabrik bis hin zu Begegnungen mit Oscar Hammerstein, Joan Baez und Mount Denali.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. John McPhees The Patch is just that: patches of work across a writers lifetime that come together to form a quilt of essays, reflections and reminiscences.Ranging across a variety of genres and styles, subjects and moods, his patches are collected from writings that have not previously appeared in any book.This collection is divided into Part I The Sporting Scene and Part II An Album Quilt. It includes vignettes of his childhood hunting golf balls in the woods, the career and choices of a famous lacrosse coach, Joan Baezs journey into a musical career, his daughters response to a high-school vocabulary test and his travels across the United States.John McPhees singular style keeps each patch fitting comfortably with the next; each text falls seamlessly within the rhyme and rhythm of a larger work.Fit to be consumed all at once, or savoured piecemeal, The Patch gives a full taste of his impeccable power over language. This wide-ranging essay collection serves as a covert memoir of a cult literary figureNew Yorker writer John McPhee. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781925773170
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. John McPhees The Patch is just that: patches of work across a writers lifetime that come together to form a quilt of essays, reflections and reminiscences.Ranging across a variety of genres and styles, subjects and moods, his patches are collected from writings that have not previously appeared in any book.This collection is divided into Part I The Sporting Scene and Part II An Album Quilt. It includes vignettes of his childhood hunting golf balls in the woods, the career and choices of a famous lacrosse coach, Joan Baezs journey into a musical career, his daughters response to a high-school vocabulary test and his travels across the United States.John McPhees singular style keeps each patch fitting comfortably with the next; each text falls seamlessly within the rhyme and rhythm of a larger work.Fit to be consumed all at once, or savoured piecemeal, The Patch gives a full taste of his impeccable power over language. This wide-ranging essay collection serves as a covert memoir of a cult literary figureNew Yorker writer John McPhee. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781925773170
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. John McPhees The Patch is just that: patches of work across a writers lifetime that come together to form a quilt of essays, reflections and reminiscences.Ranging across a variety of genres and styles, subjects and moods, his patches are collected from writings that have not previously appeared in any book.This collection is divided into Part I The Sporting Scene and Part II An Album Quilt. It includes vignettes of his childhood hunting golf balls in the woods, the career and choices of a famous lacrosse coach, Joan Baezs journey into a musical career, his daughters response to a high-school vocabulary test and his travels across the United States.John McPhees singular style keeps each patch fitting comfortably with the next; each text falls seamlessly within the rhyme and rhythm of a larger work.Fit to be consumed all at once, or savoured piecemeal, The Patch gives a full taste of his impeccable power over language. This wide-ranging essay collection serves as a covert memoir of a cult literary figureNew Yorker writer John McPhee. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781925773170
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