The book The Contender was written by Robert Lipsyte. Robert Lipsyte was born January 16, 1938, in New York, New York, to Sidney I and Fanny Lypsyth. He grew up in a little neighborhood called Rego Park in Queens New York. Both of his parent’s carers were in education. His father was the principle of a school, and his mother was a teacher. Unlike most kids robert’s age, he wasn’t into sports; he devoted most of his time to reading. Instead of playing ball with his dad, they often went to the library.
