by William Finnegan · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757871317
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«Jours barbares: Une vie de surf» is the autobiography of William Finnegan, published by Points in paperback (600 pages, in French).
William Finnegan recounts his life devoted to surfing between Hawaii and California, where he grows up between paradise and the hell of the waves. As a writer and war reporter, he travels the planet chasing waves and makes the ocean a refuge and a source of wonder. The book is also a tribute to childhood, friendship and family.
Published in 2018 in the Points collection, the cover includes the mention of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for memoirs and the distinctions of America magazine and the Lire editorial team.
For readers of memoirs and travel narratives, and for fans of surf culture.
William Finnegan is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of works of international journalism. He has specially addressed issues of racism and conflict in Southern Africa and politics in Mexico and South America, as well as poverty among youth in the United States, and is well known for his writing on surfing.
