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A Man's World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

A Man's World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith

Contributors:

By (Author) Donald McRae

ISBN:

9781471132360

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster Ltd

Imprint:

Simon & Schuster Ltd

Publication Date:

1st August 2016

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Boxing
LGBTQ+ Studies / topics

Dewey:

796.83092

Prizes:

Short-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2015

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

448

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 198mm

Description

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE.

'I kill a man and most people forgive me. However, I love a man and many say this makes me an evil person.'
On 24 March 1962, when Emile Griffith stepped into the ring in Madison Square Garden to defend his world title against Benny Paret, he was filled with rage. During their weigh-in, the Cuban challenger had denounced Griffith as a 'faggot' and minced towards him. In the macho world of boxing, where fighters know they are engaged in the hurt game, there could be no greater insult. At that time, it was illegal for people of the same gender to have sex, or even for a bar to knowingly serve a drink to a gay person. It was an insinuation that could have had dangerous consequences for Griffith - especially as it was true.
In the fight that followed, Griffith pounded Paret into unconsciousness, and the Cuban would die soon after, leaving Griffith haunted by what he had done. Despite this, he went on to fight more world championship rounds than any other fighter in history in a career that lasted for almost 20 years.
In Donald McRae's first sports book in more than a decade, he weaves a compelling tale of triumph over prejudice - Griffith was black, so doubly damned by contemporary society, but refused to cower away as society wished. A Man's World is a classic piece of sports writing.

Author Bio

Donald McRae is the award-winning author of eleven non-fiction books, which have featured sporting icons, legendary trial lawyers and heart surgeons. He has twice won the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year, for Dark Trade and In Black & White. He is a three-timeInterviewer of the Year winnerand has also wonSports Feature Writer of the Year on three separate occasions for his work in the Guardian. He lives in Hertfordshire.

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