Description
Product Description
Discussing everything from the leveling of the Twin Towers to the death of the sole survivor of that extraordinary match between British and German soldiers in 1915, one of South America’s greatest commentators issues forth on robotic soccer in Japan, the mass-production of the game as a sign of the decline of civilization, the amazing success of Senegal and Turkey, and how Nike beat Adidas.
Review
“Stands out like Pelé on a field of second-stringers.”—
The New Yorker
About the Author
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.