Literary Nonfiction. Sports. Roger Federer is a modern obsession. He is one of those few athletes—like Muhammed Ali, or Usain Bolt—who has transcended his sport. His long career has seen him win the most Grand Slam singles titles of any man in history, while amassing untold wealth, and a heroic reputation. But why does Federer matter so much to so many people? In ROGER FEDERER: PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST, Christopher Jackson considers Federer's place in philosophy, in history—and even in the history of aesthetics—to approach the meaning of the man. When you've finished this book, you'll never look at Federer—or at sport—in the same way again.