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Barbarian Days A Surfing Life

William Finnegan

**Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography** Barbarian Days

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

Ezra called it a beautifully written book about Finnegan's life as a surfer.

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Another book that I just read that was just beautifully written was William Finnegan's Barbarian Days, Surfer's Life, I think is the subtitle, where he writes about his life.

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Ezra called it a beautifully written book about Finnegan's life as a surfer.

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Another book that I just read that was just beautifully written was William Finnegan's Barbarian Days, Surfer's Life, I think is the subtitle, where he writes about his life.

StarTalk Radio

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StarTalk Radio

It was described as a Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir about a surfing life, and that a surfing life is an obsessive pursuit of good waves, usually in the company of friends.

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author of the Pulitzer Prize winning memoir Barbarian Days.

— Episode: The Surfing Life, with Kelly Slater

Episode: The Surfing Life, with Kelly Slater

It was described as a Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir about a surfing life, and that a surfing life is an obsessive pursuit of good waves, usually in the company of friends.

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author of the Pulitzer Prize winning memoir Barbarian Days.

So the world, the surfer world, you describe in this subtitle a surfing life. So what is a surfing life in the surfing world?

Well, for me, it's... I mean, a surfing life, and I'm pretty typical, really. It's just an obsessive pursuit of good waves, usually in the company of friends.

Bill, your book Barbarian Days, The Surfing Life, Pulitzer Prize winning.

Habits and Hustle

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Habits and Hustle

The host noted that the title was one of the books he read frequently, citing it as an example of a surfing memoir. He highlighted its relevance to the discussion about personal narratives tied to outdoor pursuits.

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The author mentioned that "Barbarian Days" was one of the books he read a lot, using it as an example of a memoir about surfing.

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One of the books I read a lot was Barbarian Days.

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