Grant Farred

Long Distance Love: A Passion for Football

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Since he was a young adult, Grant Farred has wandered the world. Born in South Africa, his own personal growth was fueled by dreams of English football, as a player, and then, when age and reality set in, as a fan. Coming to the United States at a still young age, Farred still loved football -- especially Liverpool -- and watched it from afar. Writing about his experience, Farred shares with the reader his experience growing up colored in South Africa, moving to England, and finally to the US, and how his passion for football kept company with his many moves. Along the way, he talks about the contradictions of football; how race and class pol… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-59213-373-4
EAN: 9781592133734
Produktnummer: 2944923
Verlag: Temple Univ Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 209 S.
Masse: H21.2 cm x B15.1 cm x D2.1 cm 381 g
Gewicht: 381

Über den Autor

Grant Farred is the author, most recently, of What's My Name? Black Vernacular Intellectuals. He is a life-long fan of Liverpool Football Club, the greatest and most successful club in the history of English football.