NEUTRAL CORNER PB: Boxing Essays

Liebling, A.

ISBN 10: 0865474958 / ISBN 13: 9780865474956

Verlag: North Point Press, 1996

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Inhaltsangabe:

A Neutral Corner collects fifteen previously unpublished boxing pieces written by legendary sportswriter A.J. Liebling between 1952 and 1963.

Demonstrating A.J. Liebling's abiding passion for the "sweet science" of boxing, A Neutral Corner brings together previously unpublished material. Antic, clear-eyed, and wildly entertaining, these essays showcase a The New Yorker journalist at the top of his form. Here one relives the high drama of the classic Patterson-Johansson championship bout of 1959, and Liebling's early prescient portrayal of Cassius Clay's style as a boxer and a poet is not to be missed.

Liebling always finds the human story that makes these essays appealing to aficionados of boxing and prose alike. Alive with a true fan's reverence for the sport, yet balanced by a true skeptic's disdain for sentiment, A Neutral Corner is an American treasure.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: A. J. Liebling, born October 18, 1904, joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles before his death in 1963.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: NEUTRAL CORNER PB: Boxing Essays
Verlag: North Point Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Good