Sammy Wong, All-American
$33.07
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2014
Summary
A basketball novel about a shy, big man and his triumphs and troubles on and off the court.A basketball novel about a shy, big man and his triumphs and troubles on and off the court.Sammy Wong, All-American tells the tale of a very talented Asian basketball player’s rise and stumble in the all-American sport of basketball-among the most international of team sports, yet one where, until very recently, Asians were completely unrepresented. The novel unwinds in spectacular fashion. On his high school, college, and professional teams, Sammy isn’t given much of a chance. Then when he does get into games, he turns out to be the kind of player who can turn a losing team into a winning one. Wong’s career turns on chance opportunities and unexpected twists as much as on talent, persistence and hard work. There are great scenes describing pivotal plays on the hardwood floor as only Charley Rosen can. Like all Rosen’s novels, this is about more than basketball. Sammy Wong, All-American is a book about identity in multi-ethnic American culture and the cost of innocence in the modern world.A sports novel that delivers on multiple levels, it will delight basketball fans and fiction readers alike.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781609805456 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1609805453 |
| Author: | Charley Rosen |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2014 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“As well as he knows basketball, [Sammy Wong] knows the human heart equally well. Sammy is a young man born into one culture, with its beliefs, prejudices, and customs, trying to make his way in an entirely different world. That’s a significant burden, borne by many American immigrants. Sammy is just one fictional example who happens to play basketball, and he is a memorable character in a memorable novel.” —Wes Lukowsky, Booklist
Charley Rosen
A native of the Bronx and longtime pal of basketball guru Phil Jackson, CHARLEY ROSENled the league in technical fouls during each of his six years as a coach in the now-defunct Continental Basketball Association. Since then he has become the world’s foremost writer of fiction and nonfiction on the subject of basketball, chronicling the drama that takes place both on and off the court. His many novels include The House of Moses All-Stars, a New York Times Notable Book, and Sammy Wong: All-American. His non-fiction works include The Scandals of ‘51: How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball and More than a Game, with Phil Jackson. Rosen is an analyst for hoopshype.com and a devotee of the Triangle Offense. He lives in Accord, NY.
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