About this book
In 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaïre, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fight each other. One was Muhammad Ali, the aging but irrepressible “professor of boxing.” 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 fighters’ moves, interpreting their characters, or weighing their competing claims on the African and American souls, Mailer’s grasp of the titanic battle’s feints and stratagems—and his sensitivity to their deeper symbolism—makes this book a masterpiece of the literature of sport. (Publisher Summary)
First Edition Identification
Little Brown & Co. published a First US Edition, First Printing in Boston, Massachusetts, 1975. Hart-Davis & MacGibbon published a First Edition, Second Printing in London, 1976.
Details
- Title The Fight
- Author Norman Mailer
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage Books, New York
- Date 1997-09-30
- ISBN 9780375700385 / 0375700382
- Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 8.54 x 4.57 x 0.62 in (21.69 x 11.61 x 1.57 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Ali, Muhammad, Boxing - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97011107
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.83
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