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Fred Waitzkin
Fred Waitzkin was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1943. When he was a teenager he wavered between wanting to spend his life as a fisherman, Afro Cuban drummer, or novelist. He...view moreFred Waitzkin was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1943. When he was a teenager he wavered between wanting to spend his life as a fisherman, Afro Cuban drummer, or novelist. He went to Kenyon College and did graduate study at New York University. His work has appeared in Esquire, New York magazine, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, Outside, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, the Huffington Post, and the Daily Beast, among other publications. His memoir, Searching for Bobby Fischer, was made into a major motion picture released in 1993. His other books are Mortal Games, The Last Marlin, and The Dream Merchant. Recently, he has completed an original screenplay, The Rave. Waitzkin lives in Manhattan with his wife, Bonnie, and has two children, Josh and Katya, and two grandsons, Jack and Charlie. He spends as much time as possible on the bridge of his old boat, The Ebb Tide, trolling baits off distant islands with his family.
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Books by Fred Waitzkin
Searching for Bobby Fischer: A Father's Story of Love and Ambition Mortal Games: The Turbulent Genius of Garry Kasparov Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Strange Love Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeep Water Blues Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Last Marlin: The Story of a Family at Sea Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dream Merchant: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5