The Knockout Artist (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Crews, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014313793X ISBN 13: 9780143137931

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2024

Synopsis

A favourite of long-time Harry Crews fans, The Knockout Artist (1988) portrays Eugene Talmadge Biggs, a young boxer from rural Georgia whose champion rise is diverted by a vulnerability, or gift, for knocking himself unconscious.

As he begins to exploit his talents, the notorious Knockout Artist journeys into the New Orleans underworld and meets characters who have long since checked their morals at the door. The unforgettable climax shows Crews at his virtuoso best, when Eugene confronts his truth, and sets out to claim his freedom and win his own self-respect.

About this title

About the Author

Harry Crews (Author)
Harry Crews (1935-2012) was born during the Great Depression in rural Georgia, USA. He is the author of seventeen novels and a memoir, often revolving around poor and disenfranchised characters from the Deep South. Crews taught creative writing at the University of Florida for nearly thirty years, mentoring and inspiring a generation of writers and gaining the reputation of a literary outsider and outlaw with a singular voice in American fiction. He is today considered a pillar of the Southern Gothic tradition.

S. A. Cosby (Foreword By)
S.A. Cosby is the author of the New York Times bestseller Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland, which which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian and Library Journal, among others. His latest novel is All The Sinners Bleed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2024
• ISBN 10: 014313793X
• ISBN 13: 9780143137931
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272