![]() ![]() ![]() But he is a real person, a tangible slab of molecules, organs and hair. It is tempting to think of Ali as a political and ideological figure who happened to be a boxer. Remnick treats Ali as a boxer, but a boxer who became a political and ideological figure through his sport. ![]() But it is rare for biographical writing to be considered ‘art’. There is undoubtedly craft to presenting one’s life in writing: accurate articulation of events and characters in the subjects’ life understanding the subjects’ standing and importance in their profession. He is so completely in charge of his craft that it becomes an art.”īiographies are often shunned by criticism, regarded as a resort of easy virtue. “By using the Clay-Liston battle as a pivot and placing Muhammad Ali in an accurate social context, Remnick constructs a narrative very much like Ali himself: astute, double-hearted, irresistible. Amongst the praise for King of the World came a perceptive comment from Toni Morrison. ![]()
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