Description
A legendary literary hoax becomes an irresistible baseball mystery when the New York Mets discover Sidd Finch, an enigmatic newcomer whose extraordinary training and astonishing 168-mile-per-hour fastball seem to defy the limits of human ability. Raised in an English orphanage and shaped by an unconventional journey through academia, Tibet, and yogic discipline, Finch must choose between a dazzling sports career and his other passions, including the French horn. Blending deadpan reportage, playful invention, and sharp cultural satire, the book explores celebrity, belief, media credibility, and the human appetite for an impossible story. Originally conceived as an April Fools’ Day sensation, it remains a celebrated example of George Plimpton’s wit and journalistic ingenuity.
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paperback
G.K. Hall
Published Jan 1, 1988
332 pages
ISBN: 9780816144525
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First Published
1987
Language
eng
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