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In 1964 Ryszard Kapuscinskiwas appointed by the Polish Press Agency as its only foreign correspondent, and for the next ten years he was 'responsible' for fifty countries. He befriended Che Guevara in Bolivia, Salvador Allende in Chile and Patrice Lumumba in the Congo. He reported on the fighting that broke out between Honduras and El Salvador in 1969 and their matches to determine which one of them would qualify for the 1970 World Cup. By the time he returned to Poland he had witnessed twenty-seven revolutions and coups. The Soccer War is Kapuscinski'sstory, his eyewitness account of some of the most defining moments in 20th century history.
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`My all-time favourite journalism book ... he manages to find humour even when facing a firing squad'
-- The Week, Christina Lamb
About the Author:
-- The Week, Christina Lamb
Ryszard Kapuscinski was born in 1932. During his four decades of reporting on Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Kapuscinski witnessed 27 coups and revolutions and was sentenced to death four times. His books include The Shadow of the Sun, The Emperor, Another Day of Life, The Shah of Shahs and Imperium (also available from Granta Books).
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- PublisherGranta Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1847081967
- ISBN 13 9781847081964
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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