The Fight
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The Fight is Norman Mailer’s acclaimed nonfiction book that chronicles the 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
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| instanceOf |
boxing book
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nonfiction book → sports book → |
| about |
1974 in sports
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African American athletes → Don King → George Foreman → Kinshasa → Muhammad Ali → Rumble in the Jungle training camps → Zaire NERFINISHED → boxing promotion → heavyweight boxing → media and spectacle → postcolonial Africa → psychology of boxing → world heavyweight championship → |
| author |
Norman Mailer
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReception |
acclaimed
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| featuresEvent |
Rumble in the Jungle
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| genre |
literary journalism
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sports writing → |
| hasPart |
accounts of press conferences
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analysis of the title fight → author’s personal impressions → descriptions of training sessions → profiles of George Foreman → profiles of Muhammad Ali → reflections on Africa → |
| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
narrative nonfiction
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reportage → |
| mainSubject |
Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman
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Rumble in the Jungle → |
| mediaType |
print
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| notableFor |
literary style in sports writing
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psychological portrait of Muhammad Ali → vivid description of the Rumble in the Jungle → |
| partOf |
Norman Mailer bibliography
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| publisher |
Little, Brown and Company
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| settingPlace |
Kinshasa, Zaire
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| settingTime |
1974
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| subjectCategory |
American nonfiction books
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books about boxing → |
| workOf |
Norman Mailer
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Norman Mailer
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