Bench Press
Lindqvist, Sven · 2003
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About the book
"While relaxing in the sauna after his weekly swim, Sven Lindqvist fell into conversation with a heavily muscled young man. His new acquaintance was evangelical about body-building and the encounter challenged Lindqvist's view of the sport as macho, vain and individualistic. As a result, though heading flabbily towards middle age, he decided to attend the local gym." "Lindqvist's bench press sessions had a profound effect on his life. As his body strengthened, he found that he began to dream intensely and to remember long-repressed scenes from childhood." "Here he intersperses the story of his own journey in the gym with the entertaining and bizarre history of body-building. He meditates on what its increased popularity tells us about contemporary society, quoting from the memoirs of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yukio Mishima and other illuminating sources."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2003
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 122
- ISBN
- 9781862075726
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