Shoeless Joe

Shoeless Joe - Paperback

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Shoeless Joe - Paperback

Shoeless Joe - Paperback

by W. P. Kinsella
$18.99
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Book Overview

The inspiration for the beloved film Field of Dreams, Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella is the story about the beauty and history of baseball, and the power and endurance of a dream.

"A moonlit novel about baseball, dreams, family, the land, and literature."--Sports Illustrated

"If you build it, he will come." These mysterious words, spoken by an Iowa baseball announcer, inspire Ray Kinsella to carve a baseball diamond in his cornfield in honor of his hero, the baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson. What follows is both a rich, nostalgic look at one of our most cherished national pastimes and a remarkable story about fathers and sons, love and family, and the inimitable joy of finding your way home.
ISBN9780395957738
Author W. P. Kinsella
PublisherMariner Books Classics
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 1999
LanguageENG- English
Pages272
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About W. P. Kinsella

W. P. (Bill) Kinsella was the author of some 24 books and more than 200 stories. He was best known for his baseball fiction: The Thrill of the Grass; Go the Distance; The Iowa Baseball Confederacy; The Dixon Cornbelt League; Box Socials; and Shoeless Joe, his multi-award-winning novel that became the classic movie Field of Dreams, nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Kinsella's other books include Dance Me Outside (also made into a feature film); Scars; Born Indian; The Moccasin Telegraph; The Fencepost Chronicles; The Miss Hobbema Pageant; and Red Wolf, Red Wolf, from which the story "Lieberman in Love" was adapted for the screen and went on to win an Academy Award for Best Short Feature. He died in 2016.

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