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# String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication

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Buy String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication Special Edition by David Foster Wallace (ISBN: 9781598534801) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: A must read for anyone who's played tennis to a decent level - If you were someone who harboured dreams of being a professional tennis player, then this is a must read. The writing feels overly descriptive at times when you're not in the mood for it, but there's no denying that DFW captures pro tennis like no other writer. I finished and felt genuinely sad that I'd never read his writing about the great tennis players ever again. What would he have made of Federer's revival? Things we will never know. This is a book I will read over and over. It needs to be up there with great books about sport.
Review: All of them, collected - I mean, really: the one about Federer and the one about Michael Joyce! The knowledge and the writing. If you care at all for tennis, and for writing, treat yourself to this one.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 56,135 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 14 in Tennis Biographies 17 in Essays & Sports Journalism 43 in Racket Sports |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (370) |
| Dimensions  | 14.58 x 1.65 x 22.94 cm |
| Edition  | Special Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1598534807 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1598534801 |
| Item weight  | 318 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 158 pages |
| Publication date  | 12 May 2016 |
| Publisher  | Library of America |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read for anyone who's played tennis to a decent level
*by K***G on 16 February 2018*

If you were someone who harboured dreams of being a professional tennis player, then this is a must read. The writing feels overly descriptive at times when you're not in the mood for it, but there's no denying that DFW captures pro tennis like no other writer. I finished and felt genuinely sad that I'd never read his writing about the great tennis players ever again. What would he have made of Federer's revival? Things we will never know. This is a book I will read over and over. It needs to be up there with great books about sport.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All of them, collected
*by J***T on 29 April 2019*

I mean, really: the one about Federer and the one about Michael Joyce! The knowledge and the writing. If you care at all for tennis, and for writing, treat yourself to this one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brain meets Brawn
*by P***H on 2 May 2017*

David Foster Wallace's book is a charming and unusual example of the meeting of high sport and high intellect. I think that many top sportsmen are very bright people but not many would have the combination of experience of elite competition and the extraordinary depth of vocabulary which enables Wallace to describe tennis at the highest level in the way that he does. His essay on Federer is well-known but I enjoyed his descriptions of his battles with Mid-Western wind and more physically gifted opponents just as much. He is never an easy read but if you want to give your brain cells a pre-Wimbledon work-out as well as your tennis arm, this is the book for you.

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