The Mighty Walzer
Oliver Walzer is a natural at ping-pong. He can chop, flick, half-volley like a champion. At sex he is not a natural, but with tuition from Sheeny Waxman, his game improves. Unabashedly autobiographical, this is Howard Jacobson's masterpiece.From the Trade Paperback edition.
GenresTable tennis playersFictionManchester (England)Social life and customs20th century
387 pages, 4 editions
English edition · First published 1999 by Jonathan Cape · ISBN 9780224051576
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Editions
4 editions
English
- The Mighty Walzer · Jonathan Cape · 1999 · ISBN 9780224051576 This page
- The Mighty Walzer · Oberon Books · 2016 · ISBN 9781783198344
- The Mighty Walzer: A Novel · Bloomsbury · 2011 · ISBN 9781608197293
- The Mighty Walzer · Penguin Random House · 2010 · ISBN 9781446413265
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