Barbarian Days
A Surfing Life
William Finnegan
“Reading this guy on the subject of waves and water is like reading Hemingway on bullfighting; William Burroughs on controlled substances; Updike on adultery. . . . a coming-of-age story, seen through the gloss resin coat of a surfboard.” —Sports IllustratedBarbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing ...
Publish Date
2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
First Published in 2015
Goodreads rating
4.24
ISBN
9780143109396
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Recommendations
6
Recommendations
2016-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/08/12/presidents-summer-reading-list2022-08-09T10:33:03.000Z
The perfect summer read – Barbarian Days by William Finnegan. What’s your favourite holiday book?
@literati – source2019-08-28T02:42:35.000Z
If you read books, read William Finnegan's Barbarian Days. It's one of those rare books that divide your life into two parts: before you read it, and after. – source2023-01-08T13:02:02.000Z
I first came across the Surfer Mentality in a short video from my friend @GuillaumeMbh last year, but began to think more about it after re-reading Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life.
It is a wonderful, meditative book. Highly recommend audiobook as well. – source2020-11-19T01:46:30.000Z
This video made me think of a book I love called Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life. I Listened to it on Audible. Wasn’t sure I’d like it. Once I started listening, I was enthralled. No politics, just great storytelling, adventure, and beautiful prose – source2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
That one, I only let myself read 10 pages at a time because I did not want it to end. It’s so good. Surfing seems so anti-verbal and he is so minutely good at explaining it. – source