Haunts of the black masseur : the swimmer as hero
Sprawson, Charles2013
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Charles Sprawson, himself an obsessional swimmer and diver, explores the meaning that different cultures have attached to water. From the godlike Greeks to Virginia Woolf to Mark Spitz, he gives us fascinating glimpses of the great swimming heroes.
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Haunts of the black masseur : the swimmer as hero / Charles Sprawson.
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London : Vintage Classic, 2013.
Collation:
336 p. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1992.
ISBN:
9780099577249 (pbk)
Dewey class:
797.2'1'09797.2109
Language:
English
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BRN:
1724337
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