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by Fernando Mahía (Author)
El 17 de mayo de 2019, Fernando Mahía se embarcó, con una vieja furgoneta Dodge Grand Caravan del 2001, en un largo viaje por Estados Unidos. El hilo conductor era sencillo: entender la idiosincrasia estadounidense a través del baloncesto. Entre notas de viaje, diálogos con personajes inolvidables, amenas lecciones de historia y visitas a lugares recónditos de la América olvidada y a algunas de las catedrales del baloncesto, el autor relata, con humor y mala leche, las peripecias de un viaje por carretera que arranca en Nueva York y discurre por Springfield (Massachussetts), el Rust Belt, el Medio Oeste, los Apalaches y el Sur profundo hasta llegar a la Costa Oeste. James Naismith, Holcombe Rucker, Luis Felipe López, Dorothy Gaters, Otis Redding, LeBron James, Ryneldi Becenti, Pete Maravich, Marc Gasol, Earl Mannigault, Stephon Marbury, Schuye LaRue, Larry Bird o Jorge Gutiérrez son algunos de los protagonistas de unas maravillosas historias que descubren una nueva forma de contar el pasado y el presente de este apasionante país.
On May 17, 2019, Fernando Mahía embarked, with an old 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan van, on a long journey through the United States. The common thread was simple: to understand American idiosyncrasies through basketball. "The United States is a complex, multifaceted concept. A mestizo reality, despite what is claimed from within and outside its borders. And few of its autochthonous expressions have mimicked that multicolored character as much as basketball."Between travel notes, dialogues with unforgettable characters, entertaining history lessons and visits to hidden places in forgotten America and to some of the cathedrals of basketball, the author recounts, with humor and mischief, the vicissitudes of a road trip that starts in New York and runs through Springfield (Massachusetts), the Rust Belt, the Midwest, Appalachia and the Deep South until it reaches the West Coast. James Naismith, Holcombe Rucker, Luis Felipe López, Dorothy Gaters, Otis Redding, LeBron James, Ryneldi Becenti, Pete Maravich, Marc Gasol, Earl Mannigault, Stephon Marbury, Schuye LaRue, Larry Bird or Jorge Gutiérrez are some of the protagonists of some wonderful stories that discover a new way of telling the past and present of this exciting country.
Author Biography
Fernando Mahía (A Coruña, 1990) es licenciado en periodismo por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Fue becario durante unos meses de La Opinión de A Coruña y El Progreso de Lugo, para desempeñar luego oficios que nada tenían que ver con el periodismo en Edimburgo, Cardiff, San Francisco o México. Desde 2017 está afincado en Donostia y trabaja como traductor, periodista y escritor freelance, colaborando con medios como Luzes, Líbero, NBAManiacs, CTXT o 7K. "Coast to Coast" es su primer libro.
Fernando Mahía (A Coruña, 1990) has a degree in journalism from the University of Santiago de Compostela. He was an intern for a few months at La Opinión de A Coruña and El Progreso de Lugo, to later work in jobs that had nothing to do with journalism in Edinburgh, Cardiff, San Francisco or Mexico. Since 2017 he has been based in Donostia and works as a freelance translator, journalist and writer, collaborating with media such as Luzes, Líbero, NBAManiacs, CTXT or 7K. Coast to Coast is his first book.
