King of the World, 9781447289555
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Ali’s rise: boxing, race, and self-creation in a divided America.
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King of the World

muhammad ali and the rise of an american hero

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    12 October 2015

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Summary

The Making of a Legend: Muhammad Ali’s Rise to Glory

This unforgettable account, penned by a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, chronicles Muhammad Ali’s self-creation and ascent, firmly placing him within the lineage of America’s most extraordinary figures.

David Remnick delves into Ali’s formative years, during his time as Cassius Clay. The narrative commences in September 1962, setting the stage with the bout between Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston, painting a rich sociologi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781447289555
ISBN-10:1447289552
Series:Picador Classic
Author:David Remnick, Salman Rushdie
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Edition:Main Market Ed.
Release Date:12 October 2015
Weight:254g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

An amazing story

Succeeds more than any previous book in bringing Ali into focus … as a starburst of energy, ego and ability whose like will never be seen again * Wall Street Journal *Penetrating … reveals details that even close followers might not have known… . An amazing story * New York Times *Nearly pulse-pounding narrative power … an important account of a period in American social history * Chicago Tribune *A pleasure … haunting … so vivid that one can imagine Ali saying, “How’d you get inside my head, boy?” * Time *By now we all have our notions about what Ali meant - to his time and to the history of his sport. Of course David Remnick sheds light on these subjects, but where King of the World really shines is in the ring itself. With telling detail, Remnick captures the drama, danger, beauty, and ugliness of a generation’s worth of big heavyweight fights – Bob CostaAstute, double-hearted, irresistible. He is so completely in charge of his craft that it becomes an art. – Toni Morrison, author of Beloved

About The Author

David Remnick

David Remnick has been the editor of The New Yorker since 1998. He was a staff writer for the magazine from 1992 to 1998 and, previous to that, the Washington Post’s correspondent in the Soviet Union. He won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1994 for his book Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.

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