Ryszard Kapuscinski

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and …

Travels with Herodotus is a non-fiction book written by the Polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuściński, published in 2004 and now available in English translation. This book mixes together a collection of Kapuściński's own experiences and excerpts from the book The Histories by Herodotus which serves not only as a …

The Polish journalist whose The Soccer War and The Emperor are counted as classics of contemporary reportage now bears witness in Imperium to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. This magisterial book combines childhood memory with unblinking journalism, a radar for the truth with a keen appreciation of the absurd. …

O Imperador: a queda de um autocrata, misto de romance histórico e narrativa jornalística, relata e analisa os últimos anos de governo do imperador Hailé Selassié, na Etiópia. O jornalista internacional Ryszard Kapuściński viajou ao país em 1974, época em que o exército etíope ainda estava consolidando um golpe no …

Nos anos 1950, com o repentino aumento do preco do petroleo, o Ira embarcou em um extraordinario processo de modernizacao. Foram importados armamentos, carros, avioes, tudo o que para o xa era sinonimo de desenvolvimento. Em 1979, no entanto, seu projeto de Grande Civilizacao ruiu: sob o impacto de manifestacoes …

Another Day of Life is a non-fiction record of three months of the Angolan Civil War by the Polish writer Ryszard Kapuściński. It is made up of a notable description of the degradation of the Angolan capital, Luanda, an analysis of the various weaknesses of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola front, …