The Knockout Artist

Informationen zum Autor Harry Crews; Foreword by S. A. Cosby Klappentext "A favorite of longtime Harry Crews fans, The Knockout Artist (1988) portrays Eugene Talmadge Biggs, a young boxer from rural Georgia whose champion rise is diverted by a vulnerability, or gift, for knocking himself unconscious. As he begins to exploit his talents, the notorious Knockout Artist journeys a hero's descent into the New Orleans underworld and meets characters who have long since checked their morals at the door. The unforgettable climax shows Crews at his virtuoso best, when Eugene confronts his truth, and sets out to claim his freedom and win his own self-respect"-- Zusammenfassung Crews’s novel about a boxer with the gift of knocking himself unconscious, with a new foreword by New York Times -bestselling author S. A. Cosby A Penguin Classic A favorite of longtime Harry Crews fans, The Knockout Artist (1988) portrays Eugene Talmadge Biggs, a young boxer from rural Georgia whose champion rise is diverted by a vulnerability, or gift, for knocking himself unconscious. As he begins to exploit his talents, the notorious Knockout Artist journeys a hero’s descent into the New Orleans underworld and meets characters who have long since checked their morals at the door.  The unforgettable climax shows Crews at his virtuoso best, when Eugene confronts his truth, and sets out to claim his freedom and win his own self-respect.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: S. A. Cosby, Harry Crews, Crews Harry
• Mitarbeit: S. A. Cosby (Vorwort)
• Verlag: Penguin Books USA
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 11.06.2024
• EAN: 9780143137931
• ISBN: 978-0-14-313793-1
• Seiten: 272
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 196 mm x 12 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; New Orleans, FICTION / Sports, Sports fiction, FICTION / Gothic, FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor, FICTION / Southern, Narrative theme: Social issues, Boxing, FICTION / African American & Black / General, Relating to African American / Black American people, coffee table books; interior design