Grimmish
Winkler, Michael, 1966-2022
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Pain was Joe Grim's self-expression, his livelihood and reason for being. In 1908-09 the Italian-American boxer toured Australia, losing fights but amazing crowds with his showmanship and extraordinary physical resilience. On the east coast Grim played a supporting role in the Jack Johnson-Tommy Burns Fight of the Century; on the west coast he was committed to an insane asylum. In between he played with the concept and reality of pain in a shocking manner not witnessed before or since.
Main title:
Grimmish / by Michael Winkler.
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Imprint:
Waratah, NSW : Puncher & Wattmann, 2022.©2022.
Collation:
xii, 207 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Westbourne Books, 2021.Includes bibliographical references.
Awards:
Miles Franklin Award, Shortlist 2022.
ISBN:
9781922571472 (paperback)
Language:
English
BRN:
410144
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