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William Finnegan is a staff writer at The New Yorker and author of works of international journalism. He has specially addressed issues of racism and conflict in Southern Africa and politics in Mexico and South America, as well as poverty among youth in the United States, and is well known for his writing on surfing. [1] Early years.
William Finnegan is a longtime contributor to The New Yorker and a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer. He covers topics such as labor, war, environment, and surfing in various regions of the world.
May 25, 2015 · William Finnegan has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987. His book “Barbarian Days” won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for biography.
Barbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life.
William Finnegan is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He has won several awards for his journalism and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for his work "Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life."
Apr 26, 2016 · The journalist and author of Barbarian Days, a surf memoir that won the Pulitzer Prize for autobiography, talks about his passion, his craft, and his favorite breaks. Read his email interview with Outside magazine and learn how he bridged the divide between surfers and non-surfers.
Jul 13, 2015 · William Finnegan revisits his golden age of surfing and the classic search for the perfect wave.
