King of the World
08 October 2015Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
With an introduction by Salman Rushdie and an afterword by the author.
It was the night of February 25, 1964. A cloud of cigar smoke drifted through the ring lights. Cassius Clay threw punches into the gray floating haze and waited for the bell.
When Cassius Clay burst onto the sports scene in the 1950s, he broke the mould. He changed the...
Details
08 October 2015352 pages
9781447289562Imprint: Picador
Reviews
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 againWall Street Journal
Penetrating . . . reveals details that even close followers might not have known. . . . An amazing storyNew York Times
Nearly pulse-pounding narrative power . . . an important account of a period in American social historyChicago Tribune
A pleasure . . . haunting . . . so vivid that one can imagine Ali saying, "How'd you get inside my head, boy?"Time
