Fat City

Gardner has laid claim to a locale that others have explored, but seldom with such accuracy and control . . . in a tone that is both detached and lyrical.--New York Times Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.Fat City tells the story of two boxers from the backwater of Stockton, California, whose seemingly parallel lives intersect for a time, and of their struggle to escape the emptiness of life in search of dignity, money and fame as fighters. The book was filmed by John Huston.