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Ping
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $19.99
ISBN13: 9781964700038
Publisher: Historium Press
Published: May 20 2025
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A game that spread communism. A secret that spans generations.
A Barnes & Noble Top eBook & NOOK Indie Favorite
In the early 1950s, ping pong wasn't just a pastime - it was propaganda.
A quiet weapon in the battle for influence, power, and ideology.
Alternating between the pivotal 1971 Ping-Pong Diplomacy - where a simple game of
table tennis thawed the icy relations between the U.S. and China during the Cold War -
and the present-day struggles of a family weighed down by legacy, Ping is a compelling
tale of history, politics, and personal conflict.
Jenny, a modern-day teen, wrestles with her grand-mother Miriam's larger-than-life
legacy, rooted in Cold War tensions and the surprising intersection of ping pong,
antisemitism, and global diplomacy.
As Jenny uncovers Miriam's secret role in shaping history, she confronts her own place
in a family bound by generational expectations and unspoken truths. Blending family
drama with meticulously researched historical events, this gripping story explores the enduring
impact of the past on the present.
With the engaging use of ping pong as both a symbol and a plot device, Ping effectively
combines history, sports, and personal conflict, appealing to readers of both literary
fiction and historical drama.
Originally conceived in 2016, PING precedes the current cultural resurgence of table
tennis - exemplified by the upcoming 2025 Christmas movie release of Marty
Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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