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| Topics | | messages | Last message | | | Book talk : Another Silly Game Part 31 | | 361 | moibibliomaniac, October 19 |  |
| German Library Thingers : Sport im guten Buch | | 8 | Paenultima, July 12 | |
| Book talk : The Great American Epic | | 27 | destinyhascheatedme, June 22 | |
| Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 21 | | 525 | moibibliomaniac, June 16 | |
| Baseball : Top 10 Books | | 19 | JIK, February 27 | |
| List Five Books Parlour Game : Countries, Regions and Nationalities | | 38 | CarolO, December 2008 | |
| Book talk : Guess The Book Mk 4 | | 351 | MrAndrew, October 2008 | |
| Book talk : Funniest books you've ever read? | | 62 | dhaupt, October 2008 | |
| Book talk : What books would you want to see as a movie? | | 65 | sanddancer, August 2008 | |
| Dormant: Jewish Fiction : PHILIP ROTH- EXIT GHOST | | 9 | berthirsch, February 2008 | |
| Dormant: Baseball : baseball fiction anyone? | | 36 | TeacherDad, September 2007 | |
The Great American Novel
b y Clyde Brion Davis*
*This novel was around in 2nd hand stores, long before Phililp Roth used the same title. I assume both usages are tongue-in-cheek and are citing G. A. N. as a cliche phrase. Und als Nachtrag zu otherguys Nachtrag sei noch The Great American Novel von Philip Roth gennannt, worin die Geschichte eines Baseball-Teams behandelt wird. Didn't Philip Roth write The Great American Novel? The Great American Novel by Philip Roth ... name conversation. Maybe I am seeking revenge for being called junuaryv in post #304.
Is this book a 1970's product?
The Great American Novel?
Our Gang? ... can't forget Good Soldier Schweik.
And I can't leave out Mr. Roth: Portnoy's Complaint, Sabbath's Theater and The Great American Novel all go on my "funniest books" list. The Great American Novel by Philip Roth
The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton
Hot Whispers of an Irishman by Dorien Kelly
Congo by Michael Crichton
Almost French by Sarah Turnbull ... see a movie made of Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
Finally, a movie of Philip Roth's comic baseball novel, The Great American Novel could be very entertaining, I think. I'd like to second both the Roger Angell recommendation and Philip Roth's The Great American Novel, which is actually a satire of baseball novels. Fiction:
The Great American Novel by Philip Roth
The Natural by Bernard Malamud (but NOT the movie)
The Southpaw by Mark Harris
The Kid from Tomkinsville by John R. Tunis
Non-fiction:
Ball Four Jim Bouton
The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Gi ... ... in high school and would take the subway from Queens to Manhattan on days I skipped out of school.
I totally agree about The Great American Novel and recently learned how Ethan Canin has a fascination with Willie Mays and the Red Sox: see The Palace THief. THis could be a whole other ... ... dead and gone to the puzzling, but very alive, present.
As to other Roth favorites, as a baseball fan, I'm partial to the Great American Novel. Also, Portnoy's Complaint is really brilliant. I think that book gets stronger with the passage of time.
I should explain, also, that I grew ... ... ... I haven't found too much fiction that I like because it usually seems too "fake" ... which is why I DID really enjoy The Great American Novel ... it didn't try to be a "real" look at MLB ... Sometimes you see it coming by Kevin Baker wasn't too bad ... Baker's a pretty good writer .. ... ... from things like the Chip Hilton series to fiction that baseball is not the main focus but plays a part. Of course Roth's The Great American Novel is the all-time best!
Dan
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