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Mark Harris’s *Bang the Drum Slowly* follows Major League pitcher Henry W. Wiggen as he learns that teammate Bruce Pearson, a quiet rookie, is battling Hodgkin’s disease. The story shows how Wiggen’s devotion keeps Pearson on the roster, sparks a team‑wide rally, and deepens a bond that ultimately faces life’s fragility. Harris’s conversational prose and vivid character sketches give the novel dignity beyond its sports setting, turning it into a moving portrait of friendship and mortality.
First publish date: 1956
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Harris, Mark
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