In 1974 in Kinshasa, ZaÂ¯re, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fight each other. One was Muhammad Ali, the aging but irrepressible â‚¬Å“professor of

The Fight

In 1974 in Kinshasa, ZaÂ¯re, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fight each other. One was Muhammad Ali, the aging but irrepressible â‚¬Å“professor of boxing.â‚¬Â The other was George Foreman, who was as taciturn as Ali was voluble. Observing them was Norman Mailer, a commentator of unparalleled energy, acumen, and audacity. Whether he is analyzing the fightersâ‚¬ moves, interpreting their characters, or weighing their competing claims on the African and American souls, Mailerâ‚¬s grasp of the titanic battleâ‚¬s feints and stratagemsâ‚¬"and his sensitivity to their deeper symbolismâ‚¬"makes this book a masterpiece of the literature of sport.
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Praise for The Fight
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â‚¬Å“Exquisitely refined and attenuated . . . [a] sensitive portrait of an extraordinary athlete and man, and a pugilistic drama fully as exciting as the reality on which it is based.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The New York Times
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â‚¬Å“One of the defining texts of sports journalism. Not only does Mailer recall the violent combat with a scholarâ‚¬s eye . . . he also makes the whole act of reporting seem as exciting as whatâ‚¬s occurring in the ring.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"GQ
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â‚¬Å“Stylistically, Mailer was the greatest boxing writer of all time.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Chuck Klosterman, Esquire
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â‚¬Å“One of Mailerâ‚¬s finest books.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Louis Menand, The New Yorker
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Praise for Norman Mailer
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â‚¬Å“[Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger than any other writer of his generation.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The New York Times
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â‚¬Å“A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The New Yorker
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â‚¬Å“Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Washington Post
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â‚¬Å“A devastatingly alive and original creative mind.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Life
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â‚¬Å“Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The New York Review of Books
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â‚¬Å“The largest mind and imagination [in modern] American literature . . . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James, Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each new book.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Chicago Tribune
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â‚¬Å“Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through the story like a leaf on a stream.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Cincinnati Post
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
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ReleaseDate 2013-10-15
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EANs 9780812986129

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812986121_used
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2013-10-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812986129

The Fight

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