Max Baer and the Star of David: A Novel

When Jay Neugeboren’s first novel, Big Man. was published, James Michener called it as good a sports novel as has ever been written. Now, nearly a half-century later, Neugeboren published MAX BAER AND THE STAR OF DAVID- his 22nd book-a remarkable novel about the life of the world heavyweight champion Max Baer.

*MAX BAER AND THE STAR OF DAVID is Neugeboren’s 7th book in 8 years, and three of them, all novels, have won major awards.
*Incest, interracial love affairs, and The Song of Songs all figure largely in this novel *Like Doctorow’s Ragtime Neugeboren created fictional characters that interact with real historical figures
*A powerful and gritty tale about an interracial love story in the golden era of boxing