Author:Hunter Davies
Hunter Davies's first major interview was with John Masefield for The Sunday Times in 1963. In the years since, he has interviewed many of the most famous people that the late twentieth century has to offer, from James Baldwin and Orson Welles to Jack Nicholson and Salman Rushdie. in an eclectic and highly readable selection, we learn that Noel Coward enjoyed watching operations and considered himself 'about as decadent as a suet pudding', David Hockney dyed his hair because 'blonds have more fun', and Anthony Burgess had yet to touch the body of an Englishwoman. Christy Brown concedes 'I'm just a run-of-the-mill genius', while Alan Sugar admits 'I'm a miserable sod'. The book opens with a specially written introduction in which Hunter Davies explores the art of the Celebrity Interview, and turns the tables to interview fellow practitioners, such as Lynn Barber and Angela Lambert.
George Kimball's latest book, Manly Art, is a must-read for boxing fans as Kimball compiles the best of his commentary over the last decade
—— George Willis , New York PostManly Art is a book that even the mildest fight fan will snuggle up with and wish for a hundred pages more. Kimball writes about people - colourful, intense people - and does it to a turn
—— Vincent PatrickManly Art offers Big George at his best
—— Michael KatzA talented writer... He loves boxing and knows the sport
—— The RingThis is a powerful book which transcends football.
—— Sport MagazineDeeply affecting
—— Matt Dickinson , The TimesMoving...after reading it, I felt I not only understood depression a little better but also determined never again to believe the myth of the sporting superman, impervious to criticism or pressure
—— Sarah Crompton , Daily TelegraphDeeply affecting
—— Ian Hawkey , Sunday TimesA Life Too Short is a sports biography about as much as BS Johnson's classic The Unfortunates is a sports novel. Both are books about grief. But football runs through the heart of Enke's story and this book belongs to the first rank of publications on the game of minds and souls that exists behind the beautiful game that is seen on the field. It is both a fitting tribute to a lost friend but it is also a salutary warning to the great football clubs of the world
—— Keith Duggan , Irish TimesEnlightening and visceral...An indispensable insight into a man and an illness, Reng's book is a sobering yet brilliant account and may yet restore faith for the disenchanted man in the street
—— Sabotage TimesEnke had often talked to his friend Reng, a journalist-cum-novelist, about writing a book together. Now Reng has done it alone, beautifully...this is the mature work of a writer who has gone far beyond sensationalism. It allows you to turn back and read football differently
—— New StatesmanIt should be on every British football fan's reading list
—— Ben East , MetroA masterpiece… I have read few other books, fiction or non-fiction that is so startlingly sensitive, honest and sincere
—— Bundesligafanatic.comIt’s pitched perfectly – intensely moving without becoming overly emotional or morbid
—— Sharon Wheeler , Times Higher EducationThis seductive book will engage those who don’t know a googly from a doosra and enlighten those who do
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