As owner of every team in the league, Henry is flush with pride in a young rookie who is pitching a perfect game. When the pitcher completes the miracle game, Henry's life lights up. But then the rookie is killed by a freak accident, and this"death" affects Henry's life in ways unimaginable. In a blackly comic novel that takes the reader between the real world and fantasy, Robert Coover delves into the notions of chance and power.
Author Biography
Robert Coover teaches at Brown University. He is the author of many novels, most recentlyNoir, and has also written short story collections and plays. His work has won the William Faulkner Award and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award. Robert Coover lives in London and in Providence, Rhode Island.
