The Harder They Fall (1947) - Budd Schulberg
Category: General Fiction
Narrator: Stephen Boyd Davies
Tags: General Fiction, Classic, Contemporary, Adults
Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins Release date: 10-21-13 Publisher: Audible Studios, Toro Molina (based on real life Primo Carnera) is a prizefighter imported from Argentina (Italy in Carneras case). Despite being physically huge Molina is a poor fighter. Unbeknownst to him the promoters fix all his fights, the idea being to build him up to a championship bout. All along the way the promoters make a bundle betting the fights. The story is told from the point of view of a freelance writer hired to publicize and spin the story., Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose of the fight racket. The quintessential novel of boxing and corruption.-USA Today, The book will stand not only as the novel about boxing but also as a book that indirectly tells more about civilization than do most books about civilization itself.-Arthur Miller., Brilliant, witty, and amusing-the best book on fighting that I have read.-Gene Tunney, Mr. Schulberg creates a wonderfully authentic atmosphe
