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A review by wescovington
كرة القدم بين الشمس والظل by Eduardo Galeano, إدواردو غاليانو
5.0
This book was a joy to read. Galeano collected close to a 100 short essays about football. And they are beautiful to read and I can only imagine that they are more beautiful in the original Spanish. (I wished the translator had called the sport 'football' instead of 'soccer' but I suppose they were marketing it for the American audience.)
Galeano loves football. And he also hated the men who ran it. And not just recently, but from a very long time ago. Intellectuals in South America usually weren't big football fans, but Galeano was an exception. He loved how the game could make you feel. He marveled at what great players could do.
I mostly marveled at his writing.
Galeano loves football. And he also hated the men who ran it. And not just recently, but from a very long time ago. Intellectuals in South America usually weren't big football fans, but Galeano was an exception. He loved how the game could make you feel. He marveled at what great players could do.
I mostly marveled at his writing.