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Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
Series: Picador Collection
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It was the night of February 25, 1964. A cloud of cigar smoke drifted through the ring lights. Cassius Clay threw punches into the grey floating haze and waited for the bell. When Cassius Clay burst onto the sports scene in the 1950s, he broke the...
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The amazing story of the great heavyweight champion and sportsman of the twentieth century.
A hugely literate, intelligent evocation of the great heavyweight champion and sportsman of the twentieth century.
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It was the night of February 25, 1964. A cloud of cigar smoke drifted through the ring lights. Cassius Clay threw punches into the grey 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 world of sports and went on to change the world itself: from his early fights as Cassius Clay, the young, wiry man from Louisville, unwilling to play the noble and grateful warrior in a white world, to becoming Muhammad Ali, the voice of black America and the most recognised face on the planet.
King of the World is the story of an incredible rise to power, a book of battles fought inside the ring and out. With grace and power, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Remnick tells of a transcendent athlete and entertainer, a rapper before rap was born. Ali was a mirror of his era, a dynamic figure in the racial and cultural clashes of his time, and King of the World is a classic piece of non-fiction and a book worthy of America's most dynamic modern hero.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
Series: Picador Collection
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035091379
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 May 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Contributors:
- Introduction by Salman Rushdie
- Cover design or artwork by Stuart Wilson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 242g
Pages: 352
About the Author
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.
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