Night Games
A Journey to the Dark Side of Sport
by Anna Krien
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Pub Date 4 Sep 2014 | Archive Date 30 Sep 2014
Random House UK, Vintage Publishing | Vintage Digital
Description
*Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014*
What does a sportsman do to cut loose? At night, some play what they think of as pranks, or games. Night games with women. In the closely-knit world of top-level sport, what happens when the bonds that join teammates on the pitch twist into something darker after the final whistle?
Night Games follows the rape trial of a young footballer. It is both a real-life courtroom drama and an exemplary piece of investigative journalism. Fearlessly and without prejudice, Anna Krien shines a light into the darkest recesses of sports culture.
A Note From the Publisher
UK edition – available to read worldwide excluding AUS & NZ
Advance Praise
For every superstar, club CEO, boundary rider, bar-propper and park footballer, it should be mandatory reading. - Sunday Age
[Krien] writes honestly and brilliantly. Night Games is a book that was begging to be written. Readers should exult that Krien got there first. - Big Issue
One
of the most incredible works of investigative non-fiction that I have
ever read. Krien is nuanced and fiercely intelligent and every paragraph
is addictive. - Readings Monthly
Fearless, balanced and powerful. - Adelaide Advertiser
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A master class in true-crime storytelling for fans of Truman Capote and
Chloe Hooper. It reveals the dark and disturbing truth about what
really happens in top-level sport once the final whistle has been blown
Critically
lauded on its publication in Australia is was shortlisted for the
Stella Prize 2014 (Australia's equivalent of the Baileys Prize)
Also Shortlisted for the 2014 Adelaide Festival Award for Non-Fiction and the 2013 Walkley Non-Fiction Book Award, Night Games is sure to garner interest from William Hill judges this year
In
the wake of the recent Steubenville High School rape case, and - closer
to home - the ramifications of Operation Yewtree, this is an incredibly
timely book about a vital issue.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781473520905 |
| PRICE | £12.98 (GBP) |
