Roger Federer: Portrait of an Artist - Jackson, Christopher
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Literary Nonfiction. Sports. Roger Federer is a modern obsession. He is one of those few athletes--like Muhammed Ali, or Usain Bolt--who has transcended his sport. His long career has seen him win the most Grand Slam singles titles of any man in history, while amassing untold wealth, and a heroic reputation. But why does Federer matter so much to so many people? In ROGER FEDERER: PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST, Christopher Jackson considers Federer's place in philosophy, in history--and even in the history of aesthetics--to approach the meaning of the man. When you've finished this book, you'll never look at Federer--or at sport--in the same way again.…mehr

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Literary Nonfiction. Sports. Roger Federer is a modern obsession. He is one of those few athletes--like Muhammed Ali, or Usain Bolt--who has transcended his sport. His long career has seen him win the most Grand Slam singles titles of any man in history, while amassing untold wealth, and a heroic reputation. But why does Federer matter so much to so many people? In ROGER FEDERER: PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST, Christopher Jackson considers Federer's place in philosophy, in history--and even in the history of aesthetics--to approach the meaning of the man. When you've finished this book, you'll never look at Federer--or at sport--in the same way again.
Autorenporträt
Christopher Jackson was educated at Charterhouse School, the University of Nottingham, and the College of Law. Qualifying first as a solicitor, he subsequently worked for many years as a journalist with work appearing in The Times, Country Life, The New Statesman, Mail on Sunday, City AM and numerous trade publications. His books include PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: HEALER-IN-CHIEF (Eyewear Publishing, 2021), THE FRAGILE DEMOCRACY (Eyewear Publishing, 2016), ROGER FEDERER (Eyewear Publishing, 2017), THERESA MAY (Eyewear Publishing, 2018) and several poetry collections. He appears regularly on television and radio outlets including Sky, Bloomberg, BBC Radio 4, and LBC discussing politics and literature.