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Knock out! : the true story of Emile Griffith
- Title
- Knock out! : the true story of Emile Griffith / Reinhard Kleist.
- Author
- Kleist, Reinhard, 1970-
- Publication
- London : SelfMadeHero, 2021.
- ©2021
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Details
- Description
- 154 pages : chiefly illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- The American boxing champion Emile Griffth gained notoriety in 1962 when he brutally defeated the Cuban fighter Benny Paret. Ten days after the fight, Paret, who had directed a homophobic slur at Griffith during the weigh-in, died from his injuries. In Knock Out!, Reinhard Kleist draws a powerful, emotive portrait of a bisexual African American athlete who, facing racism and homophobia in 1960s America, found success in the world of boxing. It's the story of a fierce and ambitious fighter, and of a knockout blow that ended one life and changed a second forever.
- Uniform Title
- Knock out! English
- Alternative Title
- Knock out!
- Subject
- Griffith, Emile > Comic books, strips, etc
- Griffith, Emile
- African American boxers > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc
- African American athletes > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc
- African American bisexual men > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc
- Boxers (Sports) > United States > Comic books, strips, etc
- Athletes > United States > Comic books, strips, etc
- Boxers (Sports)
- African American bisexual people
- Black bisexual people
- African American LGBTQ+ people
- Comic books, strips, etc
- African American boxers
- African American athletes
- African American bisexual men
- Athletes
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Graphic novels.
- Biographical fiction.
- Biographical comics.
- Sports comics.
- LGBTQ+ biographies.
- Bisexual biographies.
- Biographies.
- Language (note)
- In English translated from the German.
- Call Number
- Sc E 23-49
- ISBN
- 9781910593868
- 1910593869
- LCCN
- 2020479361
- OCLC
- 1242786957
- Author
- Kleist, Reinhard, 1970- author, artist.
- Title
- Knock out! : the true story of Emile Griffith / Reinhard Kleist.
- Publisher
- London : SelfMadeHero, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Language
- In English translated from the German.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 23-49