The Mighty Walzer
Howard Jacobson
From the very beginning Oliver Walzer is a natural - at ping-pong. Without even a bat (he plays with the Collins Classic edition of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) he can chop, flick, half-volley like a champion. At sex he is not a natural, being shy and frightened of women, but with tuition from Sheeny Waxman, fellow member of the Akiva Social Club Table Tennis team and stalwart of the Kardoma coffee bar, his game improves.
Twink, Aishky, Sheeny, Louis: the Akiva boys teach Walzer everything there is to know about ping-pong, at least as it is played in the Manchester and District League. His father, Joel Walzer, market trader, teaches him…
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Twink, Aishky, Sheeny, Louis: the Akiva boys teach Walzer everything there is to know about ping-pong, at least as it is played in the Manchester and District League. His father, Joel Walzer, market trader, teaches him…
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Форма: роман
Дата написания: 2000
Первая публикация: 1999
Язык: Английский
Лауреат:
2000 г. — Литературная премия Вингейта (Художественная литература)
2000 г. — Премия Вудхауза (Юмористическая литература)
2000 г. — Премия Вудхауза (Юмористическая литература)
