Budd Schulberg\'s celebrated novel of the prize ring has lost none of its power since its first publication almost fifty years ago.
Schulberg creates a wonderfully authentic atmosphere for this book that many critics hailed as even bett.
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A modern Samson in the form of a simple Argentine peasant is ballyhooed by an unscrupulous fight promoter and his press agent and then betrayed and destroyed by connivers.
Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose of the fight racket.
Budd Schulberg\'s celebrated novel of the prize ring has lost none of its power since its first publication almost fifty years ago