Fat City
by Leonard Gardner
Buy on AmazonFat City is a novel by American writer Leonard Gardner published in 1969. His only novel, its prestige has grown since its publication, due to critical acclaim from Joan Didion and Walker Percy, among others. Denis Johnson cites it as a major influence on his writing. The book is widely considered a classic of boxing fiction.
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"Leonard Gardner's "Fat City," set in Stockton, is tremendous (especially when read in the New York Review Books edition with Denis Johnson's introduction)."
By the Book: Geoff Dyer · nytimes.com