The Fight
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- BOOK NEAR FINE/JACKET VERY GOOD+
- Seller
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Synopsis
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)
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- Bookseller
- Books Plus, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19445
- Title
- The Fight
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - BOOK NEAR FINE
- Jacket Condition
- JACKET VERY GOOD+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾""
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