Friday Night Lights
Description
Against the stark backdrop of Odessa, Texas—a town shaped by oil booms, economic uncertainty, and deep racial divisions—the Permian Panthers command nearly sacred devotion. Over the course of one high school football season, a Philadelphia journalist follows the team’s players, coaches, families, and fiercely invested community as they chase a state championship and bear the physical and emotional costs of the game. With vivid reporting and unsparing empathy, the narrative explores race, class, education, masculinity, ambition, and the uneasy bargain between athletic glory and the well-being of young people. More than a sports book, it is a penetrating portrait of an American town and the culture that finds its hopes, conflicts, and identity beneath the Friday-night lights.
Available Editions
paperback
Da Capo Press
Published Jan 1, 2003
367 pages
ISBN: 9780306812828
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Details
First Published
1990
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger.