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]
 First Edition | |
| Author | Jonathan Eig |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography |
| Set in | United States of America |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | October 3, 2017 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 640 |
| ISBN | 9781471155956 (first edition) |
Plot summary
editAli: 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
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ Lewis, Tim (October 29, 2017). "Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig review – the flawed lord of the ring". The Guardian. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Oates, Joyce Carol (November 28, 2017). "Muhammad Ali, Beginning to End for the First Time in a Book". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Romano, Evan; Lutz, Eric (June 1, 2020). "33 Sports Books to Read Now That Sports Are (Mostly) Back". Men's Health. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Knox, Malcolm (November 2, 2017). "Ali: A Life review: Jonathan Eig's remarkable study of the Greatest". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Eig, Jonathan (February 22, 2018). "Book Excerpt: Ali: A Life — Jonathan Eig". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Wilson, Paul; Hersey, Will (January 11, 2022). "The 33 Best Sports Books Ever Written". Esquire. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "NAACP | Nominees Announced for 49th NAACP Image Awards". NAACP. November 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "2017 William Hill Shortlist Announced". Foyles. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "BIO Announces Finalists for the 2018 Plutarch Award". Biographers International. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ John Maher (February 21, 2018). "Long Soldier, Zhang, Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. February 20, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Porter Anderson (January 31, 2018). "Industry Notes: PEN America's Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ The Times (June 8, 2018). "Jonathan Eig's Ali: A Life wins Times Biography of the Year". The Times. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "History | Previous Winners". Telegraph Sports Book Award. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Eig's Ali: A Life wins Times Biography of the Year". ringtv.com.