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The Knockout Artist

By Harry Crews
Foreword by S. A. Cosby

By Harry Crews
Foreword by S. A. Cosby

By Harry Crews
Foreword by S. A. Cosby

By Harry Crews
Foreword by S. A. Cosby

By Harry Crews
Read by Matt Godfrey
Foreword by S. A. Cosby

By Harry Crews
Read by Matt Godfrey
Foreword by S. A. Cosby

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Jun 11, 2024 | ISBN 9780143137931

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Jun 11, 2024 | ISBN 9780593512029

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Jun 11, 2024 | 525 Minutes

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    About The Knockout Artist

    Crews’s novel about a boxer with the gift of knocking himself unconscious, with a new foreword by New York Times-bestselling author S. A. Cosby

    A Penguin Classic

    A favorite of longtime Harry Crews fans, The Knockout Artist (1988) portrays Eugene Talmadge Biggs, a young boxer from rural Georgia whose champion rise is diverted by a vulnerability, or gift, for knocking himself unconscious. As he begins to exploit his talents, the notorious Knockout Artist journeys a hero’s descent into the New Orleans underworld and meets characters who have long since checked their morals at the door.  The unforgettable climax shows Crews at his virtuoso best, when Eugene confronts his truth, and sets out to claim his freedom and win his own self-respect.

    About The Knockout Artist

    Crews’s novel about a boxer with the gift of knocking himself unconscious, with a new foreword by New York Times-bestselling author S. A. Cosby

    A Penguin Classic

    A favorite of longtime Harry Crews fans, The Knockout Artist (1988) portrays Eugene Talmadge Biggs, a young boxer from rural Georgia whose champion rise is diverted by a vulnerability, or gift, for knocking himself unconscious. As he begins to exploit his talents, the notorious Knockout Artist journeys a hero’s descent into the New Orleans underworld and meets characters who have long since checked their morals at the door.  The unforgettable climax shows Crews at his virtuoso best, when Eugene confronts his truth, and sets out to claim his freedom and win his own self-respect.

    About The Knockout Artist

    Crews’s novel about a boxer with the gift of knocking himself unconscious, with a new foreword by New York Times-bestselling author S. A. Cosby

    A Penguin Classic

    A favorite of longtime Harry Crews fans, The Knockout Artist (1988) portrays Eugene Talmadge Biggs, a young boxer from rural Georgia whose champion rise is diverted by a vulnerability, or gift, for knocking himself unconscious. As he begins to exploit his talents, the notorious Knockout Artist journeys a hero’s descent into the New Orleans underworld and meets characters who have long since checked their morals at the door.  The unforgettable climax shows Crews at his virtuoso best, when Eugene confronts his truth, and sets out to claim his freedom and win his own self-respect.

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    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Jun 11, 2024 | 272 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143137931

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Jun 11, 2024 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9780593512029

    Category: Literary Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Jun 11, 2024 | 525 Minutes | ISBN 9780593907887

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