David Remnick

King of the World

Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
Mitarbeit:Rushdie, Salman

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A hugely literate, intelligent evocation of the great heavyweight champion and sportsman of the twentieth century.

Produktdetails

• Picador Classic
• Verlag: Macmillan Publishers International / Picador
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 68034
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 125mm x 193mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9781447289555
• ISBN-10: 1447289552
• Artikelnr.: 42186982

Autorenporträt

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 a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire . He is the author of seven books, including Holding the Note, King of the World, a biography of Muhammad Ali, and The Bridge, a biography of Barack Obama. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.

Rezensionen

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