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The fighter : a novel

Title
The fighter : a novel / Craig Davidson.
Author
Davidson, Craig, 1976-
Publication
New York : Soho Press, 2007.

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249 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"Paul Harris leads a sheltered life. The son of a wealthy southern Ontario winery owner, his suits and cars are paid for, his career in the family business assured. But after a vicious beating shakes his world, he descends into the realm of hardcore bodybuilders and boxing gyms, reveling in suffering and seeking to become a real man." "Rob Tully, a working-class teenager from upstate New York, is a born-boxer. He trains with his father and uncle, who believe a gift like his can change their lives for the better. But he struggles under the weight of their expectations, afraid of his own ability to inflict pain and of ending up a washed-up and damaged old fighter." "Their disparate paths lead to The Barn, an underground bare-knuckle fight venue where vicious and hopeless men brawl for cold hard cash. No rules, no limits. When two fighters step into a ring where anything goes, sometimes only one walks out."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
Boxing stories
Note
  • First published: Toronto : Viking Canada, 2006.
ISBN
  • 1569474656
  • 9781569474655
LCCN
2006036363
OCLC
  • OCM74916210
  • 74916210
  • SCSB-5346258
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries