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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Soccer Warby Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Ryszard Kapuscinski is one of the greatest journalists alive and one of the greatest writers, too. The titles don't always fit together easily, but what Kapuscinski does is far more than just journalism. His writing has been part of what he calls the "New Literature," of which Kapuscinski was one of the first and is still one of the best. The Soccer War is by far his best book, made up of dispatches from his years as a foreign correspondent in the Third World, with real-life adventures like you'll find in few journalists' writing today. Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Part diary and part reportage, The Soccer War is a remarkable chronicle of war in the late twentieth century. Between 1958 and 1980, working primarily for the Polish Press Agency, Kapuscinski covered twenty-seven revolutions and coups in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Review:"When our children's children want to study the cruelties of the late 20th century; when they wonder why revolution after revolution betrayed its promises through greed, fear and confusion, they should read Ryszard Kapuscinski." —The Wall Street Journal "Kapuscinski is the conjuror extraordinary of modern reportage, and The Soccer War is a splendid example of his magic." —John le Carré "Powerful and touching." —The New York Times Book Review "Stripped of excess, remarkably void of cynicism, Kapuscinski's writing has the force and vision of literature . . . . He makes his world so real, so alive beyond obscure headlines and other mind-numbing inoculations." —Boston Globe Synopsis:Part diary and part reportage, "The Soccer War" is a remarkable chronicle of war in the late twentieth century. Between 1958 and 1980, working primarily for the Polish Press Agency, Kapuscinski covered twenty-seven revolutions and coups in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Here, with characteristic cogency and emotional immediacy, he recounts the stories behind his official press dispatches--searing firsthand accounts of the frightening, grotesque, and comically absurd aspects of life during war. "The Soccer War" is a singular work of journalism. About the AuthorKapuscinski is Poland's most celebrated foreign correspondent. After graduating with a degree in history from Warsaw University, he was sent to India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to report for the Polish news, which began his lifelong fascination with the Third World. During his four decades of reporting on Asia, Latin America, and Africa, he befriended Che Guevara, Salvador Allende, and Patrice Lumumba; witnessed twenty-seven coups and revolutions; and was sentenced to death four times. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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