Efe Eme has just published the second number of the “Intermittent” collection: To a hook of gloryby Carlos H. Vázquez. A volume in which, in the voice of the protagonists, and of experts and great fans, the adventures of 16 of the greatest boxers in our history are recreated, with enormous narrative pulse. Between heaven and hell.
—To a hook of gloryby Carlos H. Vázquez is now on sale in the Efe Eme Store, weeks before it arrives in stores (as always, shipments are by courier and free of charge for Spain/peninsula).
—You can also purchase it in a special promotion along with Cuadernos Efe Eme 39 and the first issue of “Intermitente.”
To a hook of glory recreates the chronicles and adventures of sixteen historical national boxers. Of those who touched the sky with their gloves. And he does it by collecting his own words, on a journey between the past and the present. To do this, Carlos H. Vázquez, after almost four years of research and writing, in addition to resorting to the essential archive of forgotten documents, has interviewed nearly forty personalities related to this sport: boxers, journalists, managers, promoters and renowned fans. . Among others, Dum Dum Pacheco, José Luis Garci, Jesús Quintero, Poli Díaz, Enrique Bunbury, Silvia Cruz Lapeña, José María García, Míriam Gutiérrez, Alfredo Evangelista, Ray Loriga, Kiko Martínez and Jorge Lera. In addition, it has a prologue by Jaime Ugarte.
In To a hook of glory The legends come together, those idols who are part of our sporting history and who met, in unforgettable evenings, with the greatest of their different eras, touring the planet and writing the golden history of a sport whose dark areas – the Truncated careers, misunderstanding, oblivion—are also reflected in its pages. This book is also a dedicated tribute to the memory of the lost generations who experienced the loneliness of the winner.
