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Combining an intellectual’s keen mind and a sports fan’s heart, acclaimed novelist Jean-Philippe Touissant reflects upon what a lifetime love of soccer has taught him about life and the passage of time itself. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part philosophical essay, Soccer is entirely unique, a thrilling departure from the usual clichés of sports writing.

Combining an intellectual’s keen mind and a sports fan’s heart, acclaimed novelist Jean-Philippe Touissant reflects upon what a lifetime love of soccer has taught him about life and the passage of time itself. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part philosophical essay, Soccer is entirely unique, a thrilling departure from the usual clichés of sports writing.

The prize-winning Belgian novelist Toussaint muses on his paradoxical love for football, with humour, precision and elegance. 'Toussaint's prose is a pleasure to read' Adrian Tahourdin, "Times Literary Supplement