Malavika of Your Favorite Book podcast (@yfbpodcast) is here to discuss HER favorite book, Bernard Malamud's epic tale of Roy Hobbs, Wonderboy, and seedy criminal underpinnings of professional ball in THE NATURAL. Follow FBOL:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fuckboisoflitInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/fuckboisoflitPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflitSummary of THE NATURAL:Before he died, Roy Hobbs's father told him he was "a natural" at America's past-time. After fashioning a baseball bat from a tree felled by lightning, pitcher Roy attempts to try out for the Chicago Cubs. But before he can get to the game, he's felled by a female fan's bullet to the chest. He disappears from the game for 15 years, only to re-emerge as a star player for the New York Knights at the decrepit age of 34. Roy, now obsessed with the team manager's nogoodnik niece Memo and her "godfather," a bookie with aims to fix the world series, Roy's desire for greatness is shut down by a great pair of legs and, I am not joking, deadly high blood pressure.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.