When he first showed up at Captain Ali's run-down boxing club, Saed was
mocked for his bourgeois manners then humiliated in the ring. After
barely a year of training, he has been consumed by the world of boxing
and tipped for greatness. As his star rises, Saed is faced with the
challenger he came for, but at what cost? Maan Abu Taleb's debut novel
is one of heady victories and crushing defeats. Driven by direct, lean
prose, All the Battles is a compelling story of class, identity, and
personal transformation.