Round by Round (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Conrad Aiken
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: About 1935
- Setting: A large Midwestern city
- Principal Characters: The narrator, Cush
- Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Emotions, Violence, Boxing, Reporting or reporters
- Locales: Midwest (U.S.)
The Story
As the story opens, the narrator, a reporter, sits at his typewriter, composing an account of the title boxing match he has just watched, working from shorthand notes and drinking whiskey as he types. Cush, an entertainment reviewer for the newspaper, enters, drops his coat at his desk and asks the reporter how the fight went. The reporter replies that it was great but he “wasn’t looking,” and offers Cush a drink. Cush tells him that the new musical he attended that evening was exactly like all the others but adds that reviewers are not able to tell the truth...
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