Home Game (novel)
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| Author | Paul Quarrington |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday Canada |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 309 pp |
| Preceded by | The Service |
| Followed by | The Life of Hope |
Home Game is a novel by Paul Quarrington, published in 1983 by Doubleday Canada.[1]
The novel's central character is Nathaniel Isbister, a former professional baseball player turned drifter.[2] Coming across a town dominated primarily by a religious cult called the House of Jonah,[3] he is ultimately called upon to lead the town's only other residents, a ragtag band of circus freaks, in a high-stakes baseball game to determine which of the two groups will be forced to pack up and leave town.[3]
The novel was a shortlisted finalist for the Stephen Leacock Award in 1984.[4]
Following Quarrington's successes with his later novels King Leary and Whale Music, the novel was republished in paperback by Vintage Canada in 1996.[2]
References
- ^ "Quarrington, Paul. Home Game // Review". Winnipeg Free Press, April 16, 1983.
- ^ a b "A Season for Reading: A bumper crop of releases offers different genres that are sure to please many readers". Windsor Star, July 20, 1996.
- ^ a b "'This ain't sports, it's a book review ...or something'". The Globe and Mail, June 13, 1983.
- ^ "Six finalists for Leacock Medal". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 1984.