Japanese Baseball

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Japanese Baseball is written by W. P. Kinsella and published by Rosetta Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 079535097X (ISBN 10) and 9780795350979 (ISBN 13).

Short stories filled with empathy, laughter, and a love of the game, from the award-winning author of Shoeless Joe. W.P. Kinsella weaves his characters into the thrill of the game, be it in Japan, Central America, Canada, or the United States, with a variety of comic, tragic, and mystical results. This collection captures the dazzling wit, compelling insight, and obsession with baseball that have made Kinsella more popular than a ballpark frank. "There is a new depth and gentleness to Kinsella's storytelling here, a more subtle nuance than his readers may be accustomed to. In 'The Kowloon Club,' the baseball club is persuaded to hire a Feng Shui master to determine the site for their new park...'The First and Last Annual Six Towns Old-Timers' Game' is vintage Kinsella...The final extra-base hit is a deeply felt, introspective look at the half-lived life of an umpire and the reasons he continues to be a part of the game, even when his marriage is going foul."— Quill & Quire