--- product_id: 11649567 title: "Bang the Drum Slowly" brand: "mark harris" price: "£13.46" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/11649567-bang-the-drum-slowly store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Bang the Drum Slowly **Brand:** mark harris **Price:** £13.46 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bang the Drum Slowly by mark harris - **How much does it cost?** £13.46 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/11649567-bang-the-drum-slowly) ## Best For - mark harris enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted mark harris brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Bang the Drum Slowly ## Images ![Bang the Drum Slowly - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81AtBsiSERL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best sports novels ever *by J***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 18, 2013* This book is one of a handful of great American sports novels. And like most great sports novels its not really about sports at all. On the surface the book tells the story of pitcher Henry Wiggin of the New York Mammoths baseball team and a single season in the mid-1950s. But below the surface its the story of Wiggins' friendship with a third string catcher named Bruce Pearson, who is dying of Hodgkin's disease. The story is refreshingly not overly sentimental which it could easily be given the subject matter. Rest assured, the book is full of home runs, stolen bases, solid pitching and locker room antics, but as the Mammoths move late into the summer and the pennant race heats up, the reader knows that the book is really about friendship and the unfairness of life.Harris uses a somewhat strange first person vernacular to tell the story, but after the first couple of pages it seems as if Henry Wiggin is talking directly to you over a beer or a cup of coffee, telling you about that summer of baseball and what happened to his friend, Bruce. I found the technique enormously effective. I also really enjoyed some of Wiggin's observations about life and the unanswered questions he raises about the human condition. (If we all know we're going to die, why don't we go out and live it up more?)Harris wrote this novel back in the 1950s and it clearly demonstrates how the status of professional athletes and sports in general have changed in the last half century. As someone who has written about sports in the fifties (HOOP CRAZY: COLLEGE BASKETBALL IN THE 1950S), I found this book to be something of a historical document as well as a terrific novel. All in all, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sports fiction or anyone who liks well written novels in general. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you enjoyed the movie.... *by J***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 30, 2022* As Bang the Drum Slowly is one of my favorite baseball films I enjoyed the book even more. I look forward to reading the Southpaw. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good One for a Mens Book Club *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 10, 2010* My men's book club read this book. It has a lot of "real men" stuff in it. Baseball, friendship, bonding, locker rooms,mortality, etc. The members of the club enjoyed it a lot. In fact, one of the members who had been reading it over and over since childhood shared that he had read it probably 25 times.The plot is that Bruce, a third string catcher on the team, gets diagnosed with cancer and has a year to live. Star pitcher and author, Henry, takes it upon himself to make sure that Bruce doesn't get released from the team during his last year and that the last year is a good one. A movie of the book starred Robert Deniroas Bruce and Michael Moriarity as Henry.The book isn't very long, and we found it a good vehicle for encouraging discussion. I recommend it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/11649567-bang-the-drum-slowly](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/11649567-bang-the-drum-slowly) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*