Jan 19, 2012
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Aula UvA, Singel 411, Amsterdam
Once in a great while, a debut novel appears that causes critics to declare an instant classic. Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding is such a book. The New York Times listed it as one of the 10 best books of 2011, and Amazon named it the best book of the year. It is set at a midwestern college, and it’s a story about baseball. But, as critic Michiko Kakutani says, “it’s also a magical, melancholy story about friendship and coming of age that marks the debut of an immensely talented writer.”
Click on the video below to listen to an excerpt from the book.
Moderator: Jan Donkers
In collaboration with: De Bezige Bij Publishers, Holland-America Friendship Foundation, American Embassy The Hague, AEGON