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The Living Sword: A Fencer's Autobiography
by
Aldo Nadi
Edited by William M. Gaugler.
The autobiography of Aldo Nadi, Olympic gold medalist fencer, professional fencer, and teacher.
The autobiography of Aldo Nadi, Olympic gold medalist fencer, professional fencer, and teacher.
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Published
by Laureate Press
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Jul 05, 2008
Michael
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
any fencer; readers who like egotistical biographies
Aldo Nadi was arguably one of the greatest fencers in history.
And he knew it.
His autobiography demonstrates the size of his ego. He was a notorious womanizer and gambler and lived a very high life in Europe. His bitterness at not being able to achieve the same lifestyle in the post-war United States is palpable.
All that said, Nadi was very intelligent and wrote well. The books is a fascinating (although obviously biased) peek into a great mind.
And he knew it.
His autobiography demonstrates the size of his ego. He was a notorious womanizer and gambler and lived a very high life in Europe. His bitterness at not being able to achieve the same lifestyle in the post-war United States is palpable.
All that said, Nadi was very intelligent and wrote well. The books is a fascinating (although obviously biased) peek into a great mind.
An interesting look into the mind of an egomaniac. Aldo Nadi was a great fencer who also suffered from an inferiority complex. He was overshadowed by his brother Nedo who was arguably a better fencer and won more gold medals in the Olympics. Aldo compensated for this inferiority complex with a towering ego. It comes across in the book where he constantly compares himself to his brother and says he is better.
Maestro Nadi was not a very nice man. As a fencer he was par excellence. He was the right man with the right skills in the right place and left a legacy which will never be equaled.
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