Penguin Random House, Belletristik, The Big Smoke (Englisch, Adrian Matejka, 2013)
19,97 €
A suite of poems examining the myth and history of the legendary prizefighter Jack Johnson&mdash a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award&mdash from the author, with Youssef Daoudi, of the graphic novel Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century The legendary Jack Johnson (1878&ndash 1946) was a true American creation. The child of emancipated slaves, he overcame the violent segregationism of Jim Crow, challenging white boxers&mdash and white America&mdash to become the first African-American heavyweight world champion. The Big Smoke, Adrian Matejka&rsquo s third work of poetry, follows the fighter&rsquo s journey from poverty to the most coveted title in sports through the multi-layered voices of Johnson and the white women he brazenly loved. Matejka&rsquo s book is part historic reclamation and part interrogation of Johnson&rsquo s complicated legacy, one that often misremembers the magnetic man behind the myth.
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