Ten Thousand Words a Minute (Singles Classic)

Ten Thousand Words a Minute (Singles Classic)

Paret lay on the ground, quivering gently, a small froth on his mouth. The house doctor jumped into the ring. He knelt. He pried Paretâ€™s eyelid open. He looked at the eyeball staring out. He let the lid snap shut. He reached into his satchel, took out a needle, jabbed Paret with a stimulant. Paretâ€™s back rose in a high arch. He writhed in real agony. They were calling him back from death. One wanted to cry out, â€œLeave the man alone. Let him die.â€

In 1962, Norman Mailer traveled to Chicago to witness the highly anticipated boxing match between heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson and the fearsome Sonny Liston. Along the way, Mailerâ€”arguably the most iconic American writer of the twentieth centuryâ€”discourses on the nature of, among other things, journalism, prizefighting, good and evil, and life and death. At once terrifying and beautiful, Ten Thousand Words a Minute shows a one-of-a-kind talent at his all-time best.

Ten Thousand Words a Minute was originally published in Esquire, February 1963.

Cover design by Adil Dara.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-07-18
Format Kindle eBook

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