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Cut up on Copacabana, and other stories, David Scott

eng

contains biographical information

no index present

non fiction

Cut up on Copacabana

996998812

David Scott

Irish literature series

and other stories

"Life often seems to be little more than a droning continuum irregularly interrupted by moments of intense feeling, excitement, and insight. In Cut Up on Copacabana, three interlocking sets of texts by professional boxer and professor of French literature David Scott ("Travel Notes, " "Boxing Rings, " and "Schoolboy Rites of Passage") explore such singular moments. Whether he is examining Mt. Fuji in the footsteps of Hokusai, reflecting on the "firsts" of childhood, or meditating on the meaning of the violence and rigorous discipline of boxing, Scott writes with extraordinary verve and candor" --, Provided by publisher

Cut up on Copacabana -- Thirty-six ways of looking at Mount Fuji -- Enjoying the scenery -- Dynamo Dave -- Airborne Alipio -- Meeting a Delvaux nude in Bern -- Getting lost in Ratchadaphisek -- Flash flood in Udon Thani -- Hanoi pickpockets -- Visa run to Vientiane -- Saigon cycle rickshaw ride -- Biking over the back of an elephant -- Boxing rings -- A corner of the playground -- Schoolboy boxing -- Trinity College boxing gym -- First fight in New York: Gleason's gym -- Training in the national boxing stadium -- Garden boxing -- Gypsy ring -- Boxing on the fo'c's'le of RMS St Helena -- Bare-knuckle boxing -- Boxing in the snow -- Mixed martial arts in a pinewood -- White-collar boxing in Dublin hotels -- Schoolboy rites of passage -- Juvenile priapism -- Physical jerks -- Backseat snogging -- First love in the lane -- School uniform -- Six of the best -- The visit to the barber -- The price of a first smoke -- First flicks -- Combined cadet force -- Military camp -- Airforce base mischief