Ali: A Life

Ali: A Life

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)

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]

References

1. Lewis, Tim (October 29, 2017). "Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig review – the flawed lord of the ring". The Guardian . Retrieved March 2, 2022.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Knox, Malcolm (November 2, 2017). "Ali: A Life review: Jonathan Eig's remarkable study of the Greatest". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved March 2, 2022.
5. Eig, Jonathan (February 22, 2018). "Book Excerpt: Ali: A Life — Jonathan Eig". ESPN . Retrieved March 2, 2022.
6. Wilson, Paul; Hersey, Will (January 11, 2022). "The 33 Best Sports Books Ever Written". Esquire. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
7. "NAACP | Nominees Announced for 49th NAACP Image Awards". NAACP. November 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
8. "2017 William Hill Shortlist Announced". Foyles. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
9. "BIO Announces Finalists for the 2018 Plutarch Award". Biographers International. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
10. John Maher (February 21, 2018). "Long Soldier, Zhang, Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
11. "The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. February 20, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
12. Porter Anderson (January 31, 2018). "Industry Notes: PEN America's Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
13. The Times (June 8, 2018). "Jonathan Eig's Ali: A Life wins Times Biography of the Year". The Times . Retrieved March 2, 2022.
14. "History | Previous Winners". Telegraph Sports Book Award. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
15. "Jonathan Eig's Ali: A Life wins Times Biography of the Year". ringtv.com.