Barbarian Days

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New Yorker staff writer William Finnegan tells the story of his life-long obsession with surfing in Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life. Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa. His book provides readers with an immersive experience of close male friendships forged in challenging waves—off the coasts of New York and San Francisco.