Loved ita beautiful postmodern novel a classic of post-modernism American post-modernism and a great novel on the dark side of escapism and an awesome reflection on how the powers of imagination allows you to escape from your bleak reality
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. (1968)
Others: Positive Every night after work, J. Henry Waugh immerses himself in his fantasy baseball league. As owner of every team in the league, Henry is flush with pride in a young rookie who is pitching a perfect game. When the pitcher completes the miracle game, Henry's life lights up. But then the rookie is killed by a freak accident, and this "death" affects Henry in ways unimaginable.--p. 4 of cover.
- ISBN:
- 9781590203118
- Length:
- 242 pages
Genres: fantasy
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