Levels of the Game

Name: Levels of the Game
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Rating: 4.5 (714 reviews)
Author: John McPhee

by John McPhee

Nonfiction Memoir

4.5 (714)

4.5 stars from 714 reviews. Top 93% of Nonfiction books we track.

151 pages~2.5 hr readPublished by Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublished 1969-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love sports writing that goes beyond the game itself to explore character and psychology.
You appreciate precise, literary prose that makes you see familiar things in a completely new way.
You're drawn to tightly focused narratives that unpack big themes through small, observed moments.

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You want a conventional match recap or play-by-play sports coverage.
You prefer fast-paced narratives over sustained, meditative examination of a single event.
You're looking for a biography or broad history rather than a deep dive into one specific afternoon.

About this book

Levels of the Game is John McPhee's account of a tennis match between Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968. The narrative begins with the opening serve and concludes at the final point. McPhee provides a detailed, stroke-by-stroke description of the match while exploring the backgrounds and attitudes that shaped each player's approach to the game.

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