The Ping Pong Player and the Professor

<p>Most Americans view ping pong as either a basement recreation or the focus of a fraternity-party drinking game. Yet table tennis is an Olympic sport and one of the most popular athletic activities in the world. <em>The Ping Pong Player and the Professor </em>is a quirky memoir about the adventures of a Jewish anthropologist and his son an elite player in the colorful subculture of this extraordinary sport. The tale of their exploits in this hidden world is peppered with anthropological wisdom<span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>-</span>the professor can't help himself<span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>-</span>on a range of topics including ethnicity religion sport family and how humans create and discover meaning in life. At its core <em>The Ping Pong Player and the Professor </em>is a heartwarming love story about the relationship between a father and son two introverts who share a common bond over a nine-foot by five-foot table.</p>