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Lädt ... The Iron Man (1976)von Robert E. Howard
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This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Iron Man' is one of Howard's short stories about the sport of boxing. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard - a bookish and somewhat introverted child - was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece - a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' - for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. The Conan stories have since been adapted many times, most famously in the series of films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Anyway, this is quite different to the other fight tales I’ve read. It’s a more rounded story, as opposed to featuring bits here and there added to an epic punch-up.
Mike Brennon is the man dubbed as “The Iron Man”, owing to his ability to withstand a barrage of punches from the best of fighters. Yet he has no real boxing style – he’s more like a street fighter, but this and his ability to battle through anything brings him fame and money.
Part of the mystery is why Iron Mike (wonder if Mike Tyson’s read this) goes through such pain after making plenty of money, plus why is he so secretive about how he spends it? He never appears in public like a man of quality.
On the whole this is pretty good. ( )