by Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers · Talent sport · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782378152420
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«Billie Jean King: Autobiographie d'une icône» is the autobiography of Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers (Talent Sport, paperback).
Autobiography in which Billie Jean King reviews her career as a tennis player: the Grand Slam titles, her victory in the «Battle of the Sexes» against Bobby Riggs and the social context of the 1960s and 1970s. It also addresses sexism in sports and her activism for gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights.
French-language edition of 524 pages, published on May 4, 2022. French translation by Yannick Brolles.
For tennis fans and sports biographies, and for readers interested in the history of feminism and LGBTQ+ activism.
Maryanne Vollers is an American author, journalist and ghostwriter. Her first book, Ghosts of Mississippi, was a finalist in non-fiction for the 1995 National Book Award. Her many collaborations include the memoirs of Hillary Clinton, Dr. Jerri Nielsen, Sissy Spacek, Ashley Judd, and Billie Jean King. Her second book on domestic terrorism, Lone Wolf: Eric Rudolph – Murder, Myth, and the Pursuit of an American Outlaw, was published in 2006. A former editor at Rolling Stone, she has written articles for publications such as Esquire, GQ, Sports Illustrated, Time, and The New York Times Magazine.
