The Soccer War.
"People have been making war for thousands of years, but each time it is as if it is the first war ever waged, as if everyone has started from scratch": First Edition of Ryszard KAPUŚCIŃSKI's The Soccer War
The Soccer War.
KAPUSCINSKI, Ryszard.
$65.00
Item Number: 146973
London: Granta Books, 1990.
First edition of this remarkable eye-witness account of “the emergence of the Third World,” translated from the original Polish by William Brand. Octavo, original boards. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper.
Polish journalist and author Ryszard Kapuściński received many awards for his work in foreign correspondence writing during his lifetime. The journalistic narration in his books combines the conventions of reportage with the allegory and magical realism of literature, a controversial but captivating style that has earned him an expansive global audience. 'The Soccer War,' or 'Wojna futbolowa' is an account of the 1969 World Cup conflict between Honduras and El Salvador and Kapuściński's harrowing experiences enduring coups and revolutions.
