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The passion and the glory of the beautiful game, captured on the eve of the World Cup. From the origins of soccer to the World Cup played in the US in 1994, one of Latin America's most fluent and widely read commentators captures the enduring appeal of the world's greatest game. Eduardo Galeano seeks out the mystical and the bewitched, the romance and the emotional destitution experienced by players and fans the world round. Here is a story of love and death: of the suicide of Abdon Porte, who shot himself in the center circle of the National Stadium; of the Argentine manager who wouldn't let his team eat chicken because it would bring bad luck; of the Russian goalkeeper who prepared his mind and soothed his nerves with a cigarette and a dash of vodka before each game. Published in the run-up to the 1998 World Cup, this is the glory of soccer in all its international hues, with its multilingual cries of despair, victory and passion. No one who has ever played in or cheered on a soccer side will want to miss this book.
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“As only a radical Latin American writer can, Galeano conjures up images of legendary heroes and earth-shaking goals, with heavy-handed swipes at commercialism and class-politics, real-life racism and fascism.”—Time Out New York
“Brilliant lyrical flights of language that, like a player racing down the field in a mad, beautifully executed breakaway, are piercingly and unexpectedly insightful.”—Village Voice Literary Supplement
“Galeano delivers a loving tribute to the game and its culture, and a celebration not only of soccer but also of life.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Perfect for American soccer fans who are looking for a quick snapshot of the highlights and lowlights of this very popular international sport.”—Publishers Weekly
“Stands out like Pelé on a field of second-stringers.”—The New Yorker
“This effervescent book, illustrated by the author’s spry silhouettes, is a lyrical celebration of the Latin character.”—Boston Globe
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“Brilliant lyrical flights of language that, like a player racing down the field in a mad, beautifully executed breakaway, are piercingly and unexpectedly insightful.”—Village Voice Literary Supplement
“Galeano delivers a loving tribute to the game and its culture, and a celebration not only of soccer but also of life.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Perfect for American soccer fans who are looking for a quick snapshot of the highlights and lowlights of this very popular international sport.”—Publishers Weekly
“Stands out like Pelé on a field of second-stringers.”—The New Yorker
“This effervescent book, illustrated by the author’s spry silhouettes, is a lyrical celebration of the Latin character.”—Boston Globe
Eduardo Galeano is also the author of Open Veins of Latin America, Days and Nights of Love and War, The Book of Embraces, We Say No, and other works. He is a regular contributor to The Nation. He lives in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- EditoreVerso Books
- Data di pubblicazione1998
- ISBN 10 1859848486
- ISBN 13 9781859848487
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine228
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