Muhammad Ali: A Portrait In Words And Photographs
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
He was the greatest — and he made sure the world never forgot it. Muhammad Ali: A Portrait in Words and Photographs presents an intimate and electrifying chronicle of one of the twentieth century's most iconic figures, capturing the full arc of Cassius Clay's transformation into Muhammad Ali: Olympic gold medallist, three-time heavyweight champion of the world, cultural provocateur, and symbol of defiance for an entire generation. Through a compelling fusion of vivid prose and stunning photography, Wilfrid Sheed constructs a portrait that is as much about the man behind the bravado as it is about the boxer who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Sheed, a celebrated literary critic and novelist renowned for his sharp wit and incisive cultural commentary, brings a distinctly literary intelligence to the subject, situating Ali within the broader landscape of 1960s and 70s America — its racial tensions, its anti-war movement, and its hunger for heroes willing to speak truth to power. The result is a work that transcends the genre of sports biography, functioning instead as a rich social document of a turbulent era. For anyone captivated by the intersection of sport, politics, and personality, this portrait raises a question that still resonates: can any one life ever be large enough to contain a legend?
Author: Wilfrid Sheed
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
He was the greatest — and he made sure the world never forgot it. Muhammad Ali: A Portrait in Words and Photographs presents an intimate and electrifying chronicle of one of the twentieth century's most iconic figures, capturing the full arc of Cassius Clay's transformation into Muhammad Ali: Olympic gold medallist, three-time heavyweight champion of the world, cultural provocateur, and symbol of defiance for an entire generation. Through a compelling fusion of vivid prose and stunning photography, Wilfrid Sheed constructs a portrait that is as much about the man behind the bravado as it is about the boxer who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Sheed, a celebrated literary critic and novelist renowned for his sharp wit and incisive cultural commentary, brings a distinctly literary intelligence to the subject, situating Ali within the broader landscape of 1960s and 70s America — its racial tensions, its anti-war movement, and its hunger for heroes willing to speak truth to power. The result is a work that transcends the genre of sports biography, functioning instead as a rich social document of a turbulent era. For anyone captivated by the intersection of sport, politics, and personality, this portrait raises a question that still resonates: can any one life ever be large enough to contain a legend?