Ali: A Life Explained

Ali: A Life
Author:Jonathan Eig
Country:United States of America
Language:English
Genre:Biography
Set In:United States of America
Pub Date:October 3, 2017
Media Type:Print (hardcover, paperback)
Pages:640
Isbn:9781471155956
Isbn Note:(first edition)

Ali: A Life is a biography written by American biographer Jonathan Eig. It was first published in 2018 by Simon & Schuster. The biography is about Muhammad Ali.[1] [2] [3]

Plot summary

Ali: A Life is a biography, chronicling the life of Muhammad Ali, who was previously known as Cassius Clay. Jonathan Eig wrote the book after conducting interviews with 500 people who knew Ali.[4] [5]

Reception

In 2019 Men's Health named Ali: A Life the 23rd best sports book of all time.[3] In 2020, Esquire called Ali one of the 35 best sports books ever written.[6] In a review, Joyce Carol Oates of The New York Times noted that "...As Muhammad Ali's life was an epic of a life so Ali: A Life is an epic of a biography."[2] It was a finalist for the 2017 NAACP Image Awards, William Hill Sports Book of the Year.[7] [8] It was a finalist for the 2018 Plutarch Award.[9] It won the 2018 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing[10] [11] [12] It also won the 2018 The Times Biography of the Year.[13] It won the overall Sports Book of the Year, for the 2018 British Sports Book Awards.[14] Thomas Hauser, Ali's previous biographer, wrote a more critical review identifying factual errors, inaccuracies about Ali's boxing achievements, and for failing to capture what made Ali an inspiration.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig review – the flawed lord of the ring. Tim. Lewis. October 29, 2017. The Guardian. March 2, 2022.
  2. News: Muhammad Ali, Beginning to End for the First Time in a Book. Oates. Joyce Carol. November 28, 2017. The New York Times. March 2, 2022. 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: 33 Sports Books to Read Now That Sports Are (Mostly) Back. Evan. Romano. Eric. Lutz. June 1, 2020. Men's Health. March 2, 2022.
  4. Web site: Ali: A Life review: Jonathan Eig's remarkable study of the Greatest. Malcolm. Knox. November 2, 2017. Sydney Morning Herald. March 2, 2022.
  5. Web site: Book Excerpt: Ali: A Life — Jonathan Eig. Jonathan. Eig. February 22, 2018. ESPN. March 2, 2022.
  6. Web site: The 33 Best Sports Books Ever Written. Paul. Wilson. Will. Hersey. January 11, 2022. Esquire. March 2, 2022.
  7. News: NAACP Nominees Announced for 49th NAACP Image Awards. November 20, 2017. NAACP. March 2, 2022. en-US. March 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308133956/https://www.naacp.org/latest/nominees-announced-49th-naacp-image-awards/. dead.
  8. Web site: 2017 William Hill Shortlist Announced. Foyles. en-GB. March 2, 2022.
  9. Web site: BIO Announces Finalists for the 2018 Plutarch Award. Biographers International. March 2, 2022.
  10. Web site: Long Soldier, Zhang, Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards . Publishers Weekly . John Maher . February 21, 2018 . March 2, 2022.
  11. Web site: The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners . PEN America . February 20, 2018 . March 2, 2022.
  12. Web site: Industry Notes: PEN America's Finalists . Publishing Perspectives . Porter Anderson . January 31, 2018 . March 2, 2022.
  13. Web site: Jonathan Eig's Ali: A Life wins Times Biography of the Year. June 8, 2018. The Times. The Times. March 2, 2022.
  14. Web site: History Previous Winners. Telegraph Sports Book Award. March 2, 2022.
  15. Web site: Jonathan Eig's Ali: A Life wins Times Biography of the Year. ringtv.com.

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