27%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Another Day of Life
Ryszard Kapuscinski
€ 13.99
€ 10.18
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Another Day of Life
Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
'This is a very personal book, about being alone and lost'. In 1975 Kapuscinski's employers sent him to Angola to cover the civil war that had broken out after independence. For months he watched as Luanda and then the rest of the country collapsed into a civil war that was in the author's words 'sloppy, dogged and cruel'. In his account, Kapuscinski demonstrates an extraordinary capacity to describe and to explain the individual meaning of grand political abstractions.
'This is a very personal book, about being alone and lost'. In 1975 Kapuscinski's employers sent him to Angola to cover the civil war that had broken out after independence. For months he watched as Luanda and then the rest of the country collapsed into a civil war that was in the author's words 'sloppy, dogged and cruel'. In his account, Kapuscinski demonstrates an extraordinary capacity to describe and to explain the individual meaning of grand political abstractions.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141186788
SKU
9780141186788
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ryszard Kapuscinski
Ryszard Kapuscinski was born in Poland in 1932. As a foreign correspondent for PAP, the Polish news agency, until 1981 he was an eyewitness to revolutions and civil wars in Africa, Asia and Latin America. His books include The Shadow of the Sun, The Emperor, Shah of Shahs, Another Day of Life and Travels with Herodotus. He won dozens of ... Read more
Reviews for Another Day of Life
?Despite Kapuscinski's insistence that 'the image of war is not communicable.' He has done just that and done it very well. Newsweek