Word: castaneda
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...time of lowered sights and the repackaging of conventional verities. Thomas Williams, who won the National Book Award in 1975 for The Hair of Harold Roux, now gives us a fantasy spun from the loose threads of The Lord of the Rings, The Whole Earth Catalogue, Carlos Castaneda and the Environmental Protection Agency. Set on a timeless, mythical Western frontier, the novel cultivates a modern delusion. As the author says, "It is a story that I hope might remind its readers that at our best we remember and feel as only children sometimes seem to do: openly, untainted, without guile...
After leading two games to one, the wearied Castaneda was burdened by her inability to return her opponent's service and her multiple misconnections in many vollies...
...remaining matches resembled the first in ferocity but the Crimson found itself on the losing side of the ledger. The match was nailed shut when seventh-seeded Marina Castaneda of Radcliffe lost, 3-2, to Williams' Barb Ernst...
...Marina Castaneda, who normally plays number three, did not make the trip to Exeter, so the three, four, and five players were all playing out of position...
Becky Tung, moving up to number six because of Becky Miles's absence, won another close match, 8-15, 15-10, 15-12, 9-15, 15-7. And Marina Castaneda, playing her first varsity match, easily handled Margie Ringelheim...