You Know Me Al

Centennial Edition

By:

Ring Lardner

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Paperback / softback

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First published in 1916, You Know Me Al has captivated readers for a century and counting. It is perhaps the greatest baseball book ever written, but (of course) it's about more than baseball. It's about human nature. This centennial edition will introduce a new generation of readers to Jack Keefe, a very green young pitcher trying to make good with the Chicago White Sox. Keefe's story is told through a series of semiliterate and unwittingly hilarious letters written to his friend Al back home in Bedford, Indiana. These letters describe the halting progress of Keefe's baseball career and love life, inevitably revealing more about him than he realizes. In the letters, Keefe often justifies his actions by falling back on the phrase "You know me Al." The contemporary critic H.L. Mencken wrote that You Know Me Al was "a contribution of genuine and permanent value to the national literature." For more information, visit the publisher website: bristolandlyndenpress.com

Author Biography:

Ring Lardner (1885-1933) was one of the foremost journalists, humorists, and short-story writers of the 1910s and 1920s. He also became an esteemed playwright, composer, and lyricist in his later years. In J.D. Salinger's famous novel The Catcher in the Rye, the narrator Holden Caulfield says, "My favorite author is my brother D.B., and my next favorite is Ring Lardner."

Release date Australia

July 3rd, 2016

Author

Ring Lardner

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

170

Dimensions

152x229x10

ISBN-13

9780692746813

Product ID

25617834

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