Underspin
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'Challengers, but make it table tennis' Lit Hub, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2025''An eruption of a debut . . . with meticulous precision and tremendous heart' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain...
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'Challengers, but make it table tennis' Lit Hub, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2025''An eruption of a debut . . . with meticulous precision and tremendous heart' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars'A superior force to be reckoned with' Neel Mukherjee, author of The Lives of Others and Choice'A kaleidoscopic novel . . . Zhao's prose is a marvel' Rob Franklin, author of Great Black HopeRyan Lo begins playing table tennis aged eight. His brilliant but ruthless coach sees a talent in him that might be nurtured into greatness. Through an adolescence marked by hours of practice, matches away from home, clandestine relationships and a determination to win, Ryan ascends to the highest echelons of the game, just as he was supposed to. But here he is now, dead before his twenty-fifth birthday, leaving grief and confusion in his wake. Ryan Lo was meant to be great. What happened?Underspin delves beneath the pressure that forges a champion, and the vulnerability that makes a coming of age: the crackling intensity of a match, the push and pull of first love, and the great injustices committed within our closest relationships. 'Leaves a trail of fire in its wake . . . An electric debut' Jenny Tinghui Zhang, author of Four Treasures of the Sky'An unconventional and stylish portrait of a table tennis wunderkind . . . this book will immerse you in its high-stakes world until the very last page' Alina Grabowski, author of Women and Children First 'Challengers, but make it table tennis' Lit Hub, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2025''An eruption of a debut . . . with meticulous precision and tremendous heart' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars'A superior force to be reckoned with' Neel Mukherjee, author of The Lives of Others and Choice'A kaleidoscopic novel . . . Zhao's prose is a marvel' Rob Franklin, author of Great Black HopeRyan Lo begins playing table tennis aged eight. His brilliant but ruthless coach sees a talent in him that might be nurtured into greatness. Through an adolescence marked by hours of practice, matches away from home, clandestine relationships and a determination to win, Ryan ascends to the highest echelons of the game, just as he was supposed to. But here he is now, dead before his twenty-fifth birthday, leaving grief and confusion in his wake. Ryan Lo was meant to be great. What happened?Underspin delves beneath the pressure that forges a champion, and the vulnerability that makes a coming of age: the crackling intensity of a match, the push and pull of first love, and the great injustices committed within our closest relationships. 'Leaves a trail of fire in its wake . . . An electric debut' Jenny Tinghui Zhang, author of Four Treasures of the Sky'An unconventional and stylish portrait of a table tennis wunderkind . . . this book will immerse you in its high-stakes world until the very last page' Alina Grabowski, author of Women and Children First
Detaljer
Forlag
Doubleday
ISBN
9781529961478
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
272
Udgivelsesdato
12-03-2026
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
3426657
EAN nr.
9781529961478
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
25
Bredde (mm)
138
Længde (mm)
222
Vægt (g)
400