The Sporting Club
by Thomas McGuaneliterary work· published 1968
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The Sporting Club marks the debut of a distinctly American writer with a gift for explosive comedy, and the intelligence and craft of a born novelist. The scene is a venerable hunting and fishing club in the Saginaw country of Michigan during the summer of its centennial celebration. Two young men resume a long-standing and destructive competitive friendship. One is something of a country gentleman recently (and uncertainly) converted to the family business. The other is a baroque American aristocrat, a renegade, given to fits of diabolical energy. Their natural and common antagonists are the eminent descendants of the club's founding fathers, who pride themselves on a weekend devotion to the blood sports and hold the fort against the encroachments of the local riffraff.
Adaptations (1)
The Sporting Club was adapted into a 1971 film.
The Sporting Club1971 · film · 107 min · dir. Larry Peerce · IMDb ↗IMDb5.4The wealthy members of an exclusive backwoods retreat face an existential threat from both a disgruntled former manager as well as a subversive, anarchistic current member.
