Taking a turn ‘in the woods,’ confronting the goalkeeper’s choice
Goalkeepers—as 20th-century existentialists knew—provide football’s paradigm for action in the face of uncertainty.
Tag: "Vladimir Nabokov"
Jul 11, 2010 | 6 comments
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In Chicago midfields, Hemon discovers transcendental soccer nation
For Aleksandar Hemon, the Bosnian-born writer, lack of soccer means spiritual death. With interview »
In 1937 appearance, Joyce joined Hungarians ‘in the middle’
Why has a 1937 alignment of literary stars not featured in Vienna in the European Championship’s cultural program? Vladimir Nabokov lectures in a Parisian literary salon and espies James Joyce “sitting, arms folded and glasses glinting, in the midst of the Hungarian football team.”
Jun 16, 2008 | 3 comments
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