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All the Battles

Robin Moger translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The American University in Cairo Press

Published:24th Sep '17

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A journey from bourgeois respectability into the world of working-class boxing

Said leads a comfortable, yet boring, middle-class life. That is, until one afternoon, he leaves work early and crosses into the rough side of town, in search of a run-down boxing club. His obsession with this underground sport grows: he starts skipping work and showing up with visible injuries. Things begin to unravel as he quits his job, trains full time, and is entered for the fight of his life. Will this be the making of him, or is it the end of the road?Maan Abu Taleb's stylish debut novel is beautifully observed and carefully paced. Far from being a celebration of machismo, All the Battles approaches the pervasive presence of violence in society with nuance and grace.

"This novel is the sort that grabs the reader by the collar, letting go only after its finish . . . a work of high-energy artistic expression."--Hisham Bustani, author of The Perception of Meaning

ISBN: 9789774168475

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

256 pages