Ep 107: Book Club: Sudden Death, by Alvaro Enrigue

The Tennis Abstract Podcast

English - May 26, 2021 19:00 - 52 minutes - 1 Byte - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
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A digressive novel centered on a 16th-century real tennis match inspires a discussion that strays far afield from the contents of the book itself. Carl Bialik and I get into the advantages and difficulties of writing blow-by-blow descriptions of points, how many numbers is too many numbers, the various ways theatrical productions depict tennis, and why tennis fans seem so insecure.