The Soccer War - Hardcover

Kapuscinski, Ryszard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394584139 ISBN 13: 9780394584133

Publisher: Knopf, 1991

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.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"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

From the Back Cover:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0394584139
• ISBN 13: 9780394584133
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234