Norman mailer s masterful account goes far beyond the ropes to capture the primal ethos of the sport, the larger social canvas this particular fight was drawn on, and the remarkable cast of personalitiesnot the least of which is mailer himselfwho converged to make this rumble in the jungle a landmark in sports history and a clear knockout. This is mailer s look at the world heavyweight title bout between muhammad ali and george foreman in zaire in 1974. One was muhammad ali, the aging but irrepressible professor of boxing. Read the fight by norman mailer available from rakuten kobo. See all books authored by norman mailer, including the executioners song, and the naked and the dead, and more on. His first novel, the naked and the dead, has never gone out of print. Download ancient evenings by norman mailer ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Born in 1923 in long branch, new jersey, and raised in brooklyn, new york, norman mailer was one of the most. Despite mailers pulitzer prizes and national book award, his written work, whether fiction or nonfiction, never received.
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