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When he first showed up at Captain Ali’s run-down boxing club, Saed was mocked for his bourgeois manners then humiliated in the ring. After barely a year of training, he has been consumed by the world of boxing and tipped for greatness. As his star rises, Saed is faced with the challenger he came for, but at what cost?
Maan Abu Taleb’s debut novel is one of heady victories and crushing defeats. Driven by direct, lean prose, All the Battles is a compelling story of class, identity, and personal transformation.
"This novel is the sort that grabs the reader by the collar, letting go only after its finish . . . a work of high-energy artistic expression."--Hisham Bustani, author of The Perception of Meaning
"For fans of tough, lean writing . . . The novel follows Saed, an office worker whose life is transformed by boxing. A searing examination of sport and social class, this will appeal to a wide range of readers."--Marcia Lynx Qualey, The National
"It was refreshing to see boxing described through the eyes of a different culture; to discover how it sits with social norms; to discover how, ultimately, winning, losing, competition and obsession transcend the language barrier and mean the same no matter where you are in the world. . . detailed in lean, direct and muscular prose and includes some surprisingly profound messages and musings on boxing, what it means to be a boxer, what it means to watch boxing--that creep up on you as the drama unfolds."--Boxing News