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The Sporting Club

by Thomas McGuane · 1968

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Two old friends strike up an old feud filled with dangerous games on the vast preserve of their hunting club in this rollicking story of boyhood rivalries pushed to the limit.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisUpper PeninsulaUpper PeninsulaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 228 pages

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