Campeones Mundiales Al Fin! (Faithful) - by Stewart O'Nan & Stephen King (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A comienzos de 2004, dos escritores y fanaticos de los Medias Rojas, Stewart O'Nan y Stephen King, decidieron hacer una cronica personal de la nueva temporada, una de las mas fervientemente esperadas en la historia del beisbol. Durante los meses que siguieron compartieron asientos en el Fenway, intercambiaron emails y escribieron acerca de los juegos; terminaron siendo testigos de uno de los mas notables retornos deportivos, el primer campeonato ganado por los Medias Rojas en ochenta y siete anos. Lo que comenzo para dos fanaticos como un verano mas, lleno de expectativas, es ahora un verdadero testimonio historico.

Review Quotes

²!Campeones mundiales al fin! no es solo un libro sobre los Medias Rojas; es tambien un libro acerca de la familia, de la amistad, y de lo que realmente significa ser un fanatico del beisbol -- de lo que significa ser fieles, realmente fieles, en las buenas y en las malas....La temporada estuvo repleta de momentos inolvidables, y King y O'Nan los atrapan casi todos, de manera magistral."
-- Frank Mosher, The Boston Globe

"En ultima instancia, !Campeones mundiales al fin! es un libro quasi-religioso que habla acerca de lo que deberia ser la base de toda religion: el amor -- el amor en toda su ceguera, terror, euforia, pureza y, porque no, capacidad adictiva."
-- Dennis Lehane, Entertainment Weekly

"King y O'Nan son la clase de fanaticos que uno quiere tener al lado en un juego de beisbol: saben de lo que hablan, opinan con fundamento, son divertidos e irreverentes."
-- Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today

About the Author

Stewart O'Nan is the author of numerous books, including Ocean State; Wish You Were Here; Everyday People; In the Walled City; The Speed Queen; and Emily, Alone. His 2007 novel, Last Night at the Lobster, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, where he lives with his family.

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Never Flinch, the short story collection You Like It Darker (a New York Times Book Review top ten horror book of 2024), Holly (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.