{"product_id":"norman-mailer-neil-leifer-howard-l-bingham-the-fight","title":"Norman Mailer. Neil Leifer. Howard L. Bingham. The Fight","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9783836591492\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2022\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: TASCHEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eOn October 30, 1974, in \u003cb\u003eKinshasa, Zaire\u003c\/b\u003e, at the virtual center of Africa, two boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to confront each other in an epic match. One was \u003cb\u003eMuhammad Ali\u003c\/b\u003e, who vowed to reclaim the championship he had lost. The other was \u003cb\u003eGeorge Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e, who was as taciturn as Ali was voluble and who kept his hands in his pockets \"the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Observing them both was \u003cb\u003eNorman Mailer\u003c\/b\u003e, whose grasp of the titanic battle's feints and stratagems-and sensitivity to their deeper symbolism-made his \u003cb\u003e1975 book The Fight a masterpiece of sportswriting\u003c\/b\u003e. Whether analyzing the fighters' moves, interpreting their characters, or weighing their \u003cb\u003ecompeting claims on the African and American souls\u003c\/b\u003e, Mailer was a commentator of unparalleled acumen-and surely one of the few intrepid enough to accompany Ali on a late-night run through the bush. Through The Fight he restores our tarnished notions of heroism to a blinding gleam, and establishes himself as a champion in his own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over four decades after its original publication, this edition of The Fight has been introduced and abridged by Mailer scholar J. Michael Lennon and \u003cb\u003eillustrated for the first time with principal photography\u003c\/b\u003e by the two men who captured Ali and Foreman in the ring and in private like no one else: \u003cb\u003eNeil Leifer and Howard L. Bingham\u003c\/b\u003e. Widely considered to be the greatest sports photographer of his generation, Neil Leifer's vibrant color coverage dominates from ringside. It also serves as a living testimony to the \u003cb\u003epageantry, sheer physical power, and dee\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41508550180997,"sku":"PR398809","price":321.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXDRAAENM91.jpg?v=1769797781","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/norman-mailer-neil-leifer-howard-l-bingham-the-fight","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}