It immerses the listener in the edgy camaraderie of close male friendships annealed in challenging waves. A bookish boy and then an excessively adventurous young man, he went on to become a distinguished writer and war reporter.īarbarian Days takes us deep into unfamiliar worlds, some of them right under our noses - off the coasts of New York and San Francisco. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa. Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. To initiates it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life. Get this audiobook for free when you try Audible:Ī deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer.īarbarian Days is William Finnegan's memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan on Audible:
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