Word Freak
Author: Fatsis, Stefan
ISBN: 9780224060615
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Oct 2002
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
'Stefan Fatsis is the Hunter S. Thompson of competitive scrabble' - The Times
For many, Scrabble is merely a board game. For others it is an intellectual pilgrimage. In this book, Stefan Fatsis, journalist and self-confessed word freak, goes in search of the people for whom Scrabble is life and affords us a glimpse into the extraordinary world of the brilliant geeks and misfit savants who populate the highest ranks of the game.
Playing competitively in tournaments across the world, Fatsis chronicles the story of how Scrabble has grown from a diversion invented by an unemployed architect during The Great Depression into the hugely successful, challenging and beloved game of today.
ISBN: 9780224060615
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Oct 2002
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
'Stefan Fatsis is the Hunter S. Thompson of competitive scrabble' - The Times
For many, Scrabble is merely a board game. For others it is an intellectual pilgrimage. In this book, Stefan Fatsis, journalist and self-confessed word freak, goes in search of the people for whom Scrabble is life and affords us a glimpse into the extraordinary world of the brilliant geeks and misfit savants who populate the highest ranks of the game.
Playing competitively in tournaments across the world, Fatsis chronicles the story of how Scrabble has grown from a diversion invented by an unemployed architect during The Great Depression into the hugely successful, challenging and beloved game of today.
