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Tiger Island
Tiger Island is an imaginative alternate history tale. It chronicles an orphaned soccer prodigy and his teammates as they come of age, and awaken politically, against the backdrop of water privatization struggles in Bolivia and U.S. imperial aggression in the Middle East. When an economic crisis threatens their home island, the team hatches a long-shot plan and attempts to find victory in the beautiful game -- even as unspeakable disaster looms.
Published by Harvard Square Press - Cambridge, MA, USA
Published by Harvard Square Press - Cambridge, MA, USA
213 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2017
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About the author
Reagan M. Sova
3 books9 followersReagan M. Sova is an American poet.
He is the author of Wildcat Dreams in the Death Light (2022), an 80,000-word epic narrative poem published by First to Knock. His other poems have appeared in Expat Press and Ghost City Review.
As a singer-songwriter, Sova has released one album, Shagbark after Dark (2024), on the Brooklyn, NY independent label Fleet Foragers. It features a duet with the late folk-poet legend Tucker Zimmerman.
Sova has given readings at the Jewish Museum London and at some of the finest independent bookshops across the United States, Europe, and Israel.
He is the author of Wildcat Dreams in the Death Light (2022), an 80,000-word epic narrative poem published by First to Knock. His other poems have appeared in Expat Press and Ghost City Review.
As a singer-songwriter, Sova has released one album, Shagbark after Dark (2024), on the Brooklyn, NY independent label Fleet Foragers. It features a duet with the late folk-poet legend Tucker Zimmerman.
Sova has given readings at the Jewish Museum London and at some of the finest independent bookshops across the United States, Europe, and Israel.
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September 4, 2017
I bought this book during a reading by the author at my local bookstore and immediately tore into it. The book revolves around my two passions (soccer and politics) and does a good job commenting on where the two intersect.
A fun read and a great look at how a sort of anarcho-communist society would work. Henri was a strong character, but sometimes (especially in relation to soccer) the book read as a straightforward fantasy. Maybe because I'm a bit of a soccer geek, but I was thrown off by the fact an island of 90,000 would produce a seemingly endless supply of young world class talent.
The book is really strong when exploring Henri's relationships and personality, as well as when it makes social commentary (like scrutinizing FIFA and the IOC.) Despite my nitpicking at the books flaws I really enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading more of Sova's work.
A fun read and a great look at how a sort of anarcho-communist society would work. Henri was a strong character, but sometimes (especially in relation to soccer) the book read as a straightforward fantasy. Maybe because I'm a bit of a soccer geek, but I was thrown off by the fact an island of 90,000 would produce a seemingly endless supply of young world class talent.
The book is really strong when exploring Henri's relationships and personality, as well as when it makes social commentary (like scrutinizing FIFA and the IOC.) Despite my nitpicking at the books flaws I really enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading more of Sova's work.
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