In this classic summation of half a lifetime spent playing, watching and writing about the sport, he recounts the story of his overriding passion and tells us of the players whom he knew and loved, exploring the game's psychology and aesthetics, and the issues of class, race and politics that surround it. All are true' Sunday TimesC L R James, one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century, was devoted to the game of cricket.
should find its place on the team with Izaak Walton, Ivan Turgenev, A. 'Great claims have been made for Beyond a Boundary since its first appearance in 1963: that it is the greatest sports book ever written that it brings the outsider a privileged insight into West Indian. 'To say 'the best cricket book ever written' is piffingly inadequate praise' Guardian. Named one of the Top 50 Sports Books of All Time by Sports Illustrated 'Beyond a Boundary. Paperback16.90 3 Used from 13.91 9 New from 10.55. 'To say "the best cricket book ever written" is piffingly inadequate praise' Guardian'Great claims have been made for since its first appearance in 1963: that it is the greatest sports book ever written that it brings the outsider a privileged insight into West Indian culture that it is a severe examination of the colonial condition. celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of one of the greatest books on sport and culture ever written.
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