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    The Longshot: A Novel
    The Longshot: A Novel
    The Longshot: A Novel
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    The Longshot: A Novel

    By Katie Kitamura

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    Cal and his trainer, Riley, are on their way to Mexico for a make-or-break rematch with legendary fighter Rivera. Four years ago, Cal became the only mixed martial arts fighter to take Rivera the distance -- but the fight nearly ended him. Only Riley, who has been at his side for the last ten years, knows how much that fight changed things for Cal. And only Riley really knows what's now at stake, for both of them.

    Katie Kitamura's brilliant and stirring debut novel follows Cal and Riley through the three fraught days leading up to this momentous match, as each privately begins to doubt that Cal can win. As the tension builds toward the final electrifying scene, the looming fight becomes every challenge each of us has ever taken on, no matter how uncertain the outcome.

    In hypnotic, pared-down prose, The Longshot offers a striking portrait of two men striving to stay true to themselves and each other in the only way they know how.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFree Press
    Release dateAug 11, 2009
    ISBN9781439117606
    The Longshot: A Novel
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    Katie Kitamura

    Katie Kitamura is based in New York. She has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Wired, and The Guardian, and is a regular contributor to Frieze.

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      Kitamura's stark simple prose is the perfect medium for this story about professional fighting. (interestingly enough the type of fighting is never named, but apparently it's a mix of boxing, karate (or kick-boxing) and wrestling. Is this a real sport?) Trainer Riley and his fighter Cal are in Tijuana for a rematch between Cal and his nemesis, Rivera. Describing hour by hour the two days before the match, the author takes us inside Riley and Cal's heads--we learn what they are both thinking, feeling, and fearing. The suspense is palpable--we are right there with them as Riley walks Cal into the ring. The reader keeps going, eager to learn the results of the fight.

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