This one starts in Central America in ,with a description of a war between Honduras and El Salvador ostensiably sparked by a disputed play-off for the World www.doorway.ruating,as there isn't much about Central and South America in the rest of Kapuscinski's writing,at least that portion of it that has so far been translated into English/5(81). · And the things Kapuściński saw lent themselves to this well: He was thrown in jail, he heard Prime Minister of the Congo Patrice Lumumba speak before he was assassinated and he was almost burned to death by angry mobs in Nigeria. The tales are mythic, but it is his eye for the details of life that give The Soccer War its richness. kapuscinski's writing typically takes the form of a shared personal journal, and soccer war showcases him at his most diary-oriented. it's quite similar to his memoir the shadow of the sun, only less focused and more scatterbrained. there's even more globe-trotting than usual too - the conflict between el salvador and honduras that gives the book its name doesn't arrive on the scene until 2/3rds of its /5.
The Soccer War Ryszard Kapuscinski, translated by William Brand. In Ryszard Kapuscinski was 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. This item: The Soccer War. by Ryszard Kapuscinski Paperback. £ In stock. Sent from and sold by Amazon. £ delivery. Another Day of Life (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ryszard Kapuscinski Paperback. £ Ryszard Kapuściński was one of the most important journalists in the world. He embodied the classic idea of the reporter who risks their own life in order to get first-hand information. Over the course of his life, he witnessed 27 revolutions and was on the frontlines of 12 wars. He also survived four death sentences, malaria, and tuberculosis.
Complete summary of Ryszard Kapuściński's The Soccer War. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Soccer War. The soccer war (Paperback) Published September 26th by Granta in association with Penguin. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Ryszard Kapuściński. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. The Soccer War is a book by Ryszard Kapuściński, the Polish press correspondent in Africa and Latin America in the s. The eponymous Soccer War erupts between the Central American Republics of Honduras and El Salvador, partially as a result of a football match between teams of the two countries.
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