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    The Southpaw
    The Southpaw
    The Southpaw
    Audiobook1 hour

    The Southpaw

    Written by Mark Harris and Eric Simonson

    Narrated by Ed Asner and Full Cast

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    About this audiobook

    Coming of age in America by way of the baseball diamond, left-hander Henry Wiggen grows to manhood in a right-handed world. From his small-town beginnings, to the top of the game, Henry finds out how hard it is to please his coach, his girl, the sports page and himself-all at once. The first installation of a series that includes Bang the Drum Slowly, The Southpaw is a comic and poignant look at Henry Wiggen’s first season in the majors. Based on the novel by Mark Harris.

    An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Edward Asner, Kate Asner, Earl Brown, Evan Gore, Henry Harris, Armando Ortega, Amy Pietz, Tom Virtue, Ron West, Rugg Williams and Eric Winzenried.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL.A. Theatre Works
    Release dateJan 1, 2000
    ISBN9781580815161
    The Southpaw
    Author

    Mark Harris

    Mark Harris is a former environmental columnist with the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. His articles and essays have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, E/The Environmental Magazine, Reader's Digest, and Hope. He lives with his family in Pennsylvania. Visit his website at www.gravematters.us.

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    • 4/5
      If you like Mark Harris , you must like baseball so this is a charming production about the entry into the cult of baseball by the lead character Henry Wiggins.
    • 4/5
      From the very beginning of The Southpaw you know you are in for a treat. Just read the dedication to know why. Then, for further evidence, move on to the "Special Warning To All Readers!!!"Henry Wiggen is a left handed pitcher reflecting on his career in baseball. Although Henry is obsessed with the game from the very beginning there is a real defining moment when, at sixteen, he replaces his father on the mound during a game against the Clowns. After that, he tries out and is subsequently signed to play for the New York Mammoths. During spring training in Florida Henry learns what its like to be a ballplayer in the big time - competition, women, egos. The only "criticism" I have of the book is that one must love baseball in order to really love The Southpaw. There is a lot of play by play action that can get a little tedious at times.
    • 5/5
      This is my favorite book. It is wonderful baseball story, but even more is right up there with Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mocking Bird as a masterful example of the first person POV.
    • 5/5
      The Southpaw is a great & wonderful book which repays reading & rereading.