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The Fight
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some paper remnants adhering to cloth at extremities where the jacket was once affected by moisture; very good copy in a present
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1975. First edition. Some paper remnants adhering to cloth at extremities where the jacket was once affected by moisture; very good copy in a presentable, if once moistened, dust jacket with a couple of closed tears.. 8vo, 239pp; black cloth. Mailer's account of the infamous heavyweight bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), here in a presentation copy, inscribed by Mailer in red ink on the front endpaper: "To Jean, Gee we're looking good, Cheers, Norman, July '75". The recipient was the radio producer, Jazz aficionado, and documentarian Jean Bach, a regular presence in New York literary circles of the time.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Locus Solus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 205422
- Title
- The Fight
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Book Condition
- Used - Some paper remnants adhering to cloth at extremities where the jacket was once affected by moisture; very good copy in a present
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1975
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