← Thom JonesSonny Liston Was a Friend of Mineby Thom JonesStories exploring masculine angst, obsession, and violence in the modern worldFind on Amazon↗About the authorThom JonesThom Jones was a combat veteran and amateur boxer whose short story collection The Pugilist at Rest, winner of the National Book Award nomination, brought a new voice of physical intensity and philosophical extremity to American fiction.More by Thom JonesThe Pugilist at RestDisabled boxer grapples with violence, consciousness, and meaning in fragmented stories→Cold SnapStories of obsession, violence, and fractured psyches in contemporary America→