Far Afield

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A Year in Provence . . . in sweats

Some people would consider writing for Sports Illustrated a dream job. Others fantasize about living idyllically in the South of France. S. L. Price got to do both. Assigned by Sports Illustrated to cover sports in Europe, Price relocated his family to a small hamlet in Provence, and then set out to uncover the soul of world athletic competition.

In an attempt to comprehend the planet's most intense and bloody sports, he immersed himself in the cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan. He spent time with Lance Armstrong as the cyclist fended off rumors of performance-enhancing drugs. He argued politics with Olympic athletes in Athens, covered Austria's beer-drenched version of the Super Bowl, and caught basketball fever in Belgrade--as he, his wife, and children tried to adjust to life in a Europe convulsed by terrorism, anti-Americanism, and George Bush's war in Iraq.

Far Afield is an extraordinary memoir of growth, family, and games people play worldwide.

Sobre o Livro

Cobertura esportiva na Europa acompanha rivalidades como o críquete entre Índia e Paquistão e eventos como os Jogos de Atenas, além de narrar encontros com figuras do ciclismo como Lance Armstrong e a febre do basquete em Belgrado.

Enquanto morava com a família em uma vila da Provence, Price relata a adaptação ao cotidiano local e registra festas futebolísticas na Áustria e discussões políticas com atletas.

Em meio à Europa convulsionada por atentados, antiamericanismo e a guerra no Iraque, a obra intercala memórias familiares e cobertura jornalística de competições internacionais.