"King of the Hill": Norman Mailer on the Fight of the Century. by Mailer, Norman - 1971

New York: New American Library, 1971. First Printing.. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger.. First Printing. New York, New American Library, 1971. 10.5 x 18cm. 93 pages, with over 50 photographs. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger. [A Signet Special Book, No. N4787]. Mailer on prizefighting: black identity, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, ego trips, charisma, machismo and heroism. Norman Mailer does for the Ali-Frazier fight what he did for the moon landing in 'Of a Fire on the Moon'. In 'King of the Hill', he captures the pressures and personalities, the hysteria and hypnotism, the second-by-second colour and drama of a super-moment in contemporary history. [Signet Books]